A restaurant menu has 5 kinds of soups, ten kinds of main courses, six kinds of desserts, and eight kinds of drinks. If a customer selects one item from each category, how many different outcomes are possible?
5 * 10 * 6 * 8 = ?
To calculate the total number of outcomes, you need to multiply the number of choices available in each category.
In this case, there are:
- 5 choices for soup
- 10 choices for main courses
- 6 choices for desserts
- 8 choices for drinks
To find the total number of outcomes, multiply these numbers together:
5 x 10 x 6 x 8 = 2400
Therefore, there are 2400 different outcomes possible when a customer selects one item from each category.