Heather is a reporter for the high school newspaper and is writing an article about the football team. Heather wants to interview one freshman and one sophomore on the football team, and there are 6 freshmen and 3 sophomores to choose from. How many different sets of people can Heather interview?____ sets
Q. Heather is a reporter for the high school newspaper and is writing an article about the football team. Heather wants to interview one freshman and one sophomore on the football team, and there are 6 freshmen and 3 sophomores to choose from. How many different sets of people can Heather interview?____ sets
Determine Freshman Choices: Determine the number of choices for interviewing a freshman. Heather can choose from 6 freshmen.
Determine Sophomore Choices: Determine the number of choices for interviewing a sophomore.Heather can choose from 3 sophomores.
Calculate Total Sets: Calculate the total number of different sets of people Heather can interview.Since the choices are independent, we multiply the number of choices for freshmen by the number of choices for sophomores.6 freshmen choices ×3 sophomore choices =18 different sets.
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