A deck of cards has 12 picture cards in it. 4 kings (K). 4 queens (Q). 4 jacks (J).
(Part 1) How many different K-Q-J combinations can be made if the suits of the cards don't have to math?
(Part 2) Name the multiplication rule you used to find your answer.
To find the number of different K-Q-J combinations, we can use the concept of permutations. Since we have 4 choices for the king, 4 choices for the queen, and 4 choices for the jack, we can multiply these numbers together to obtain the total number of combinations.
(Part 1) Number of K-Q-J combinations = 4 (choices for king) x 4 (choices for queen) x 4 (choices for jack) = 64 combinations.
For Part 2, the multiplication rule used in this case is the Multiplication Principle or the Fundamental Counting Principle. This rule states that if there are m ways to do one thing and n ways to do another, then there are m x n ways to do both things together. In this scenario, we are determining the number of combinations by multiplying the number of choices for each card together, applying the multiplication rule.