A restaurant offers a choice of 33 salads, 99 main courses, and 44 desserts. How many possible choices for a meal are there (including single items)?
33+99+44 + 33*99 + 33*44 + 99*44 + 33*99*44 = 152999
To find the total number of possible choices for a meal, you need to multiply the number of options for each course category: salads, main courses, and desserts.
The number of choices for each course category are as follows:
- 33 options for salads,
- 99 options for main courses, and
- 44 options for desserts.
To find the total number of possible choices, you will multiply these numbers together:
Total choices = Number of salad options × Number of main course options × Number of dessert options
= 33 × 99 × 44
= 145,632
Therefore, there are 145,632 possible choices for a meal, including single items.