Edwin needs to buy a car, a truck, and a motorcycle for his shipping business. He wants the car to be red or yellow; the truck to be black, white, or silver; and the motorcycle to be green, blue, or orange.

How many different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from?

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RenatoMattice RenatoMattice · Answer 1 · 2019-03-15T10:42:08+01:00

Answer: There are 18 different combinations of vehicles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of vehicles for his shipping business = 3

They are as follows:

1) Car

2) Truck

3) Motorcycle

There are two possibilities for car : Red and yellow.

There are three possibilities for truck : Black, white and silver

There are three possibilities for motorcycle : Green, blue and orange.

So, Number of different combinations of vehicles Edwin have to choose from is given by

[tex]3\times 3\times 2\\\\=18[/tex]

Hence, there are 18 different combinations of vehicles.

psm22415 psm22415 · Answer 2 · 2022-05-03T18:38:23+02:00

There are 18 different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from.

Multiplication is the process of calculating the product of two or more numbers.

The order of colors and combinations does not matter, we can multiply all values in any order we so choose.

In this case, our values are colors and vehicles:

Car: Red, Yellow

Truck: Black, White, Silver

Motorcycle: Green, Blue, Orange

The number of different combinations of vehicles Edwin has to choose from is;

[tex]= 3\times 3\times 2\\\\= 18[/tex]

Hence, there are 18 different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from.

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