Jasper is a magician performing at a birthday party. Jasper first performs one of 2 card tricks, which is followed by one of 5 coin tricks. How many different magic shows can Jasper perform?
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Jasper can perform 10 different magic shows.
To see why, we can use the multiplication principle of counting. Since there are 2 choices for the card trick and 5 choices for the coin trick, we can multiply these numbers together to find the total number of possible magic shows:
2 card tricks × 5 coin tricks = 10 magic shows
To calculate the number of different magic shows Jasper can perform, we need to multiply the number of options for each trick together.
- For the card trick, Jasper has 2 options.
- For the coin trick, Jasper has 5 options.
To find the total number of different shows, we multiply these two numbers together:
2 card options x 5 coin options = 10
Therefore, Jasper can perform 10 different magic shows.