7.6 Understanding Compound Events Practice

How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?

• 15
• 40
• 80
• 10

At  a New Car Dealership a particular model comes in 4 trim levels, 5 different colors, and 3 different interiors. How many different versions of this car model can be created from these options?

• 180
• 23
• 12
• 60

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A menu has 6 different sandwiches, with 3 choices of potato chips, 3 types of salad and 5 different beverages. How many different lunch combinations consisting of a sandwich, chips and beverage can be ordered?

• 30
• 17
• 90
• 270

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?

• 7 because 2 + 3 + 2
• 12 because 2 x 3 x 2

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

An ice cream shop offers a choice of three types of cones and 31 flavors of ice cream.  A customer gets to choose a cone and a type of ice cream.   How many events are described here?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 93

Cate's history quiz has 3 true/false questions.  When Cate takes the quiz, how many events will occur?

• 2
• 3
• 8
• None of the these

If you roll two dice, how many possible outcomes?

• 360
• 1
• 36
• 12

Find the total number of outcomes for picking a day of the week and a month of the year.

• 19
• 84
• 60
• 210

How many total outfit options are represented?

• 12
• 22
• 3

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The letters A, B, C, and D are used to form four-letter passwords for entering a computer file. How many passwords are possible if letters can be repeated?

• 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 256

• 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24

• 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16

• 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10