Concept explainers
To find: the numbers of schedules are possible.
Answer to Problem 14E
Number of schedules is 30.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A college student is preparing a course schedule for the next semester. The student select one of two mathematics course, one of three science course, and one of five courses from the social sciences and humanities.
Calculation:
Since 1 mathematics course is to be chosen among 2 mathematics courses, this can be done in
Similarly, since 1 science course is to be chosen from 3 science courses, this can done in
Since 1 social science and humanities course is to be chosen among 5 social science and humanities courses, this can be done in
Fundamental principle of counting
Let
By the fundamental principle of counting, if choosing mathematics course can be done in
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