The menu at Jestine's Restaurant has side dishes and main dishes. The side dishes are rice, potatoes, and vegetables. The main dishes are chicken, fish, and beef. If you can order one side dish and one main dish, how many possible combinations are there?
12 combinations
9 combinations
7 combinations
6 combinations
There are 3 options for side dishes (rice, potatoes, and vegetables) and 3 options for main dishes (chicken, fish, and beef). To find the number of possible combinations, we multiply the number of options for side dishes by the number of options for main dishes.
3 options for side dishes x 3 options for main dishes = 9 possible combinations.
Therefore, there are 9 combinations possible.
To find the number of possible combinations, we need to multiply the number of choices for the side dish by the number of choices for the main dish.
Since there are 3 side dishes (rice, potatoes, and vegetables) and 3 main dishes (chicken, fish, and beef), the total number of combinations is:
3 (side dishes) x 3 (main dishes) = 9 combinations
Therefore, the correct answer is 9 combinations.
To find the number of possible combinations, we need to multiply the number of options for the side dish by the number of options for the main dish.
Given that there are 3 side dishes (rice, potatoes, and vegetables) and 3 main dishes (chicken, fish, and beef), we multiply them as:
3 side dishes x 3 main dishes = 9 combinations.
So, the correct answer is 9 combinations.