(4) Carol picks out a birthday gift for her younger brother and decides to have it gift- wrapped by the store. She has a choice of 3 wrapping papers (plaid, stripes, or checked). She must then decide on a ribbon. She has 4 choices for ribbon (red, green, blue, or yellow). a) Determine the number of ways that Carol can have the gift wrapped by using a tree diagram. b) Determine the number of ways that Carol can have the gift wrapped by using the multiplication principle.

(4) Carol picks out a birthday gift for her younger brother and decides to have it gift- wrapped by the store. She has a choice of 3 wrapping papers (plaid, stripes, or checked). She must then decide on a ribbon. She has 4 choices for ribbon (red, green, blue, or yellow). a) Determine the number of ways that Carol can have the gift wrapped by using a tree diagram. b) Determine the number of ways that Carol can have the gift wrapped by using the multiplication principle.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter14: Counting And Probability

Section14.CT: Chapter Test

Problem 1CT: Alice and Bill have four grandchildren, and they have three framed pictures of each grandchild. They...

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