An upscale restaurant offers a special fixe prix menu in whi

An upscale restaurant offers a special fixe prix menu in which, for a fixed dinner cost, a dinner can select from four appetizers, three salads, four entrees, and five deserts. How many different dinners are available if a dinner consists of one of each course?

Solution

There are 4 ways to select appetizer, 3 ways to select salads, 4 ways for entrees, and 5 for deserts. We multiply these to get number of ways for product.

Total number of dinners available = 4 * 3 * 4 * 5 = 240