Edwin is a reporter for the high school newspaper and is writing an article about the football team. Edwin wants to interview one freshman and one sophomore on the football team, and there are 3 freshmen and 6 sophomores to choose from. Edwin also wants to interview one of the 9 water boys. Finally, Edwin wants to interview one cheerleader, and 4 cheerleaders are available to talk tonights. How many different sets of people can Edwin interview?
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To find the total number of possible sets of people Edwin can interview, we can use the multiplication principle and multiply the number of choices for each category:
Number of choices for freshman football players: 3
Number of choices for sophomore football players: 6
Number of choices for water boys: 9
Number of choices for cheerleaders: 4
Total number of sets of people Edwin can interview: 3 x 6 x 9 x 4 = 648
Therefore, Edwin can interview 648 different sets of people.
To find the number of different sets of people Edwin can interview, we need to multiply the number of choices for each group of people.
1. For the freshman football players, Edwin can choose 1 out of 3 freshmen.
2. For the sophomore football players, Edwin can choose 1 out of 6 sophomores.
3. For the water boys, Edwin can choose 1 out of 9.
4. For the cheerleaders, Edwin can choose 1 out of 4.
To find the total number of different sets, we multiply the number of choices for each group:
3 * 6 * 9 * 4 = 648
Therefore, Edwin can interview 648 different sets of people.