Polly is putting together a makeup kit for a friend. There are 2 types of eye shadow and 9 types of mascara to choose from. How many different kits can Polly make?_________ kits
Q. Polly is putting together a makeup kit for a friend. There are 2 types of eye shadow and 9 types of mascara to choose from. How many different kits can Polly make?_________ kits
Identify the problem: Identify the problem.Polly can choose 1 type of eye shadow and 1 type of mascara for each kit. To find the total number of different kits she can make, we need to multiply the number of options for eye shadow by the number of options for mascara.
Calculate the number of different kits: Calculate the number of different kits.There are 2 types of eye shadow and 9 types of mascara. Using the fundamental counting principle, we multiply the number of choices for each item to find the total number of different kits.2 types of eye shadow ×9 types of mascara = 18 different kits
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