Keely is planning a bridal shower for her best friend. At the party, she wants to serve 4 beverages, 3 appetizers, and 4 desserts, but she does not have time to cook. She can choose from 11 bottled drinks, 10 frozen appetizers, and 8 prepared desserts at the supermarket. How many different ways can Keely pick the food and drinks to serve at the bridal shower?

The different ways in which Keely can pick the food and drinks to serve at the bridal shower is 2,772,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Combinations is a mathematical procedure to determine the number of ways to select k items from n different items, without replacement and irrespective of the order of selection.

The formula to compute the combination of k items from n items is:

The menu for the bridal shower consists of:

Beverages: 4

Appetizers: 3

Dessert: 4

It is provided that Keely does not have time to cook. SO she goes to the supermarket and there she has the following options:

Beverages: 11

Appetizers: 10

Dessert: 8

Compute the number of ways Keely can select 4 beverages from 11 bottled drinks as follows:

Keely can select 4 beverages in 330 ways.

Compute the number of ways Keely can select 3 appetizers from 10 frozen appetizers as follows:

Keely can select 3 appetizers in 120 ways.

Compute the number of ways Keely can select 4 desserts from 8 prepared desserts as follows:

Keely can select 4 desserts in 70 ways.

Compute the total number of ways in which Keely can select 4 beverages, 3 appetizers, and 4 desserts for the party as follows:

Total number of ways = n (4 beverages) × n (appetizers) × n (dessert)

Thus, the different ways in which Keely  can pick the food and drinks to serve at the bridal shower is 2,772,000.

16.9 times 2.85

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