Question

Ms. Edwards is redecorating her office. She has a choice of 8 colors of paint, 5 kinds of curtains, and 6 colors of carpet. How many different ways are there to redecorate?

240 ways
297 ways
357 ways
19 ways

Answer 1

To determine the total number of different ways Ms. Edwards can redecorate her office, we need to multiply the number of choices for each item:

Number of paint color choices = 8

Number of curtain choices = 5

Number of carpet color choices = 6

To calculate the total number of ways, we multiply these choices together:

Total number of ways = Number of paint color choices × Number of curtain choices × Number of carpet color choices

= 8 × 5 × 6

= 240

Therefore, there are 240 different ways for Ms. Edwards to redecorate her office. So, the answer is 240 ways.