Answered

Get the information you need with the help of IDNLearn.com's extensive Q&A platform. Ask your questions and receive reliable and comprehensive answers from our dedicated community of professionals.

When Chase goes to the cafeteria for lunch he chooses from four different types of sandwiches, three different types of fruit and five different drinks. If he wants a sandwich, piece of fruit and a drink, how many different 3 item meals can Chase choose? What is the probability that Chase selects a tuna sandwich, a kiwi and a V8 for lunch?

Sagot :

,Sandwiches = 4

Fruit = 3

Drinks = 5

His choice is = A sandwich, piece of fruit and a drink

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{ }^4C_1\times\text{ }^3C_1\text{ }\times\text{ }^5C_1 \\ =\text{ 4 }\times3\times5 \\ =60 \end{gathered}[/tex]

What is the probability that Chase selects a tuna sandwich, a kiwi and a V8 for lunch?

[tex]\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{5}\text{ =}\frac{1}{60}[/tex]

​