Question

A bakery offers 4 different flavors of cake, 3 types of icing, 6 toppings, and 3 different sizes. If one option is chosen from each list, how many different cakes are possible? *

Answer 1

216 different cakes are possible.

Explanation:

Given that a bakery offers 4 different flavors of cake, 3 types of icing, 6 toppings, and 3 different sizes, if one option is chosen from each list, to determine how many different cakes are possible the following calculation must be performed:

4 x 3 x 6 x 3 = X

12 x 18 = X

216 = X

Therefore, 216 different cakes are possible.