For school lunch students have 3 meat choices (beef, chicken, or fish), 2 potato choices (mashed or fried), and 3 drink choices (milk, juice, or water).
How many different combinations could students create using one meat, one potato and one drink?
Answer options with 5 options
A.
8
B.
9
C.
11
D.
15
E.
18
The number of different combinations can be calculated by multiplying the number of options for each category. So, there are 3 meat choices x 2 potato choices x 3 drink choices = 18 different combinations.
Therefore, the correct answer is E. 18.