A birthday cake is to have two layers of cake separated by a layer of icing, with another layer of icing on top. There are 3 kinds of cake the chef knows how to make, and she may use either two different kinds or the same one twice for the two cake layers. The chef knows recipes for 4 different icings, and she will use two different recipes, one for each icing layer, in this cake. How many different cakes could the chef make? Note that the order of the layers matters, e.g. chocolate over strawberry is different from strawberry over chocolate

A birthday cake is to have two layers of cake separated by a layer of icing, with another layer of icing on top. There are 3 kinds of cake the chef knows how to make, and she may use either two different kinds or the same one twice for the two cake layers. The chef knows recipes for 4 different icings, and she will use two different recipes, one for each icing layer, in this cake. How many different cakes could the chef make? Note that the order of the layers matters, e.g. chocolate over strawberry is different from strawberry over chocolate

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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