A bakery makes 4 different kids of cake. Each cake can have 3 different kinds of frosting. Each frosted cake can be decorated in 2 different ways. How many ways are there of ordering a decorated, frosted cake?
4*3*2
To find the total number of ways of ordering a decorated, frosted cake, we need to multiply the number of choices for each step.
Step 1: Choosing the type of cake
Since there are 4 different types of cake, there are 4 choices for this step.
Step 2: Choosing the type of frosting
Since there are 3 different kinds of frosting, there are 3 choices for this step.
Step 3: Choosing the decoration
Since there are 2 different ways to decorate the cake, there are 2 choices for this step.
To find the total number of ways, we multiply the number of choices at each step:
4 (choices for the type of cake) × 3 (choices for the type of frosting) × 2 (choices for the decoration) = 24.
Therefore, there are 24 different ways of ordering a decorated, frosted cake from this bakery.