Lee Ann is planning a bridal shower for her best friend. At the party, she wants to serve 3 beverages, five appetizers, and three desserts, but she doesn't not have time to cook. She can choose from 9 bottle drinks, 9 Frozen appetizers, and 12 prepared desserts at the supermarket. How many different ways can lie and pick up the food and drinks to serve at the bridal shower?
We want to find out how many ways there are to select an item. The combination formula is a formula to find the number of ways of picking "r" items from a total of "n" items.
