HMMT 十一月 2012 · 冲刺赛 · 第 2 题
HMMT November 2012 — Guts Round — Problem 2
题目详情
- [ 5 ] Albert is very hungry, and goes to his favorite burger shop to buy a meal, which consists of a burger, a side, and a drink. Given that there are 5 different types of burgers offered, 3 different types of sides, and 12 different types of drinks, find the number of meals Albert could get.
解析
- [ 5 ] Answer: 180 Albert’s choice of burgers, sides, and drinks are independent events. Therefore, we can use the Multiplication Principle of Counting Independent Events to find the total number of different meals that Albert can get is: 5 × 3 × 12 = 180