A student can choose a computer project from one of three li

A student can choose a computer project from one of three lists. The three lists contain 23, 15, and 19 possible projects, respectively. No project is on more than one list. How many possible projects are there to choose from?

Solution

The student can choose a project by selecting a project from the first list the second list or the third list, because no project is more than one list, by the sum rule there are 23+15+19=57 ways of selecting a project