Bytelearn - cat image with glassesAI tutor

Welcome to Bytelearn!

Let’s check out your problem:

Eli is building a set of reference materials for his office. He can choose from 22 dictionaries and 55 thesauruses. Assuming he wants only one of each type of book, how many different sets of reference materials can Eli put together?\newline\newline_____ sets

Full solution

Q. Eli is building a set of reference materials for his office. He can choose from 22 dictionaries and 55 thesauruses. Assuming he wants only one of each type of book, how many different sets of reference materials can Eli put together?\newline\newline_____ sets
  1. Count Choices: Step 11: Count the choices for dictionaries and thesauruses. Eli has 22 dictionaries and 55 thesauruses to choose from.
  2. Apply Principle: Step 22: Apply the Basic Counting Principle. Multiply the number of choices for dictionaries by the number of choices for thesauruses to find the total number of different sets Eli can put together. Calculation: 22 dictionaries ×\times 55 thesauruses == 1010 sets.

More problems from Counting principle