Luke is decorating his bedroom. There are 4 shades of paint and 4 styles of furniture to choose from. How many different ways can Luke customize his dorm room?____ ways
Q. Luke is decorating his bedroom. There are 4 shades of paint and 4 styles of furniture to choose from. How many different ways can Luke customize his dorm room?____ ways
Identify Options: Identify the number of options for each category.Luke has 4 options for shades of paint and 4 options for styles of furniture.
Use Counting Principle: Use the fundamental counting principle.To find the total number of different combinations, we multiply the number of options for paint by the number of options for furniture.4 (shades of paint) ×4 (styles of furniture)
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the total number of combinations. 4×4=16
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