For the dinner special at a restaurant , the customer must choose a salad, an entree, a side dish, and a dessert... How many dinner specials are possible?

For the dinner special at a restaurant the customer must choose a salad an entree a side dish and a dessert How many dinner specials are possible class=

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Answer:

The answer is 144 possibilities.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given table, we can count the number of categories.

3 salads  (Caesar, garden, southwest)

4 entrees  (grilled chicken,pot roast, salmon,lamb)

4 side dish (mix vegetable,baked potato,rice,french fries)

3 desserts  (chocolate cake,brownies, ice cream)

To know the total number of possibilities, we will multiply all the categories.

[tex]3\times4\times4\times3=144[/tex]

The answer is 144.