Question

A local service club has monthly luncheon meetings. Each person chooses from a preset menu with three beverage choices, an appetizer of soup or salad, and four sandwiches to choose from. How many different lunches consisting of a beverage, appetizer, and sandwich are possible?

Answer 1

24 different lunches

Explanation:

There are three choices for the beverage, two choices for the appetizer (soup or salad), and four choices for the sandwich. Therefore, using the multiplication principle of counting, the number of different lunches possible is:

3 choices for beverage x 2 choices for appetizer x 4 choices for sandwich = 24 different lunches.