Question

In an experiment on the growth of a plant, there are several factors that can be varied to see how they might affect growth. The lighting can

be set to none, low, medium or high, the temperature can be set to either 68 or 72 degrees, and the humidity can be either low, medium or
high. How many possible ways are there to combine each of the growth factors?
12
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24

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

The number of possible ways to combine each of the growth factors is 24.

There are 4 options for lighting, 2 options for temperature, and 3 options for humidity. So, there are 4 * 2 * 3 = 24 possible combinations.

Another way to think about it is that we can choose one of the four lighting options, one of the two temperature options, and one of the three humidity options. This gives us a total of 4 * 2 * 3 = 24 possible combinations.

Therefore, the answer is 24