help with a math problem?

Stephanie owns a sports collectibles store. She is assembling gift packs that contain a pack of cards, a figurine, and a team yearbook. There are 4 packs of regular cards and 2 packs of All-Star cards. Figurines include 3 different bobble-headed dolls and 3 different action figures. There are also 5 different team yearbooks. Which is the best method to determine how many different combinations of card packs, figurines, and yearbooks Stephanie could assemble?

A.) Add the number of card types to the number of figurines and mulitply the sum by the number of figurines

B.) Add the total number of choices and then multiply by 3.

C.) Multiply the total number of items in each of the three categories together.

D.) Multiply the number of options then divide by 2.

I was thinking it was C, but I don't know...

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8 Responses to “help with a math problem?”
  1. ~~**Memphiz Finest**~~ says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    I think you are correct but I would also look at the answer choice D

  2. B Rad says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    A

  3. darkangelpoet1684 says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    none of them are the way I would do it but C sound the most right

  4. Erol_Love says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    You are right, – C.) Multiply the total number of items in each of the three categories together.

  5. Elliott says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    I’d go with C, but to figure it out, i usually draw a chart to work it out without exploding my head.

  6. *K.L.D* says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Go with "C" its the only one that makes sense!

  7. Stephen Y says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    D

    because there are only 2 classes of cards you have to divide by 2 since packages containing different copies of the same deck are not unique.

  8. SamC says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    C is the answer.

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