An ice cream shop offers 5 different flavors of ice cream and 9 different topping. How many choices are possible for a single serving of ice cream with one topping

There are 5 choices for the flavor of ice cream, and for each flavor, there are 9 choices for the topping. Therefore, the total number of choices possible for a single serving of ice cream with one topping is:

5 x 9 = 45 choices.