Sidney is building a first-aid kit. There are 2 kinds of bandages and 2 disinfectants to choose from. How many different first-aid kits can Sidney make using exactly one of each item?_____ first-aid kits
Q. Sidney is building a first-aid kit. There are 2 kinds of bandages and 2 disinfectants to choose from. How many different first-aid kits can Sidney make using exactly one of each item?_____ first-aid kits
Identify Choices: Identify the number of choices for each item in the first-aid kit.Sidney has 2 choices of bandages and 2 choices of disinfectants.
Use Counting Principle: Use the fundamental counting principle to determine the total number of different first-aid kits. The number of different first-aid kits is the product of the number of choices for each item. Number of different first-aid kits =Number of bandage choices×Number of disinfectant choices
Calculate Total Kits: Calculate the number of different first-aid kits.Number of different first-aid kits = 2 (bandages) ×2 (disinfectants) = 4