A scout troop will prepare trail mix for their next hike. They have decided to mix one type of nut, one type of dried fruit, and one type of granola. The local store carries 8 types of nuts, 6 types of dried fruit, and 5 types of granola. How many different trail mixes are possible?

(1/8)*(1/6)*(1/5)
1/240
240 different mixes??

Right!

To calculate the number of different trail mixes, we need to multiply the number of options for each ingredient. In this case, we have 8 options for nuts, 6 options for dried fruit, and 5 options for granola.

So the number of different trail mixes is calculated as:

8 (options for nuts) * 6 (options for dried fruit) * 5 (options for granola) = 240

Therefore, there are 240 different trail mixes possible.