Lesson: Using the Fundamental Counting Principle to Find the Total Number of Outcomes

Use the fundamental counting principle to determine the total number of outcomes of picking out an outfit from 4 shirts, 8 pairs of pants, and 2 jackets.

In how many ways can a shirt and a hat be chosen, given 20 shirts and 13 hats to choose from?

A cafe offers a choice of 20 meals and 12 beverages. In how many different ways can a person choose a meal and a beverage?

Determine the number of ways of selecting a letter from the set of letters .

A school gives three prizes for excellence. The short lists for the prizes contain 9 students, 7 students, and 6 students. In how many ways can the prizes be distributed?