an icecream shop offers 5 different flavors of icecream and 12 different toppings. how many choices are possible for a single serving of ice cream with one topping? i chose 60 but i don't know if i'm correct. 12x5=60
you are correct.
The question is, why did you use that value? Just think it through, and you should see why it is correct.
To determine the number of choices for a single serving of ice cream with one topping, you need to multiply the number of options for flavors and toppings together.
In this case, the ice cream shop offers 5 different flavors of ice cream and 12 different toppings. If you think about it, for each flavor, there are 12 different topping options to choose from. So, for each of the 5 flavors, you have 12 different topping choices.
To find the total number of choices, you multiply the number of options for flavors (5) by the number of options for toppings (12):
5 flavors × 12 toppings = 60 choices
Therefore, your answer of 60 is correct. There are 60 possible choices for a single serving of ice cream with one topping.