please help fast...online quiz...can't get this answer :(?

[roubert510@sbcglobalenet]

Hurry...my last question for my online quiz!! please help!?

The local cafe offers 3 different entrees, 10 different vegetables, and 4 different salads. A "blue plate special" includes an entree, a vegetable, and a salad. How many different ways can a special be constructed?

thank you all...I was 80% sure that's what I needed to do..multiply, but I wanted to be 100% sure!!! Thank you all for being so helpful!!! =)

[KatieHering]

3 entrees times 10 vegetables times 4 salads gives you 120 possibilities
f you want a visual here you go:
lets say the entrees are shrimp pasta, ravioli, and, Mac and cheese
the vegetables are Carrots(car), Cucumber(cu), Zucchini(z), Spinach(s), Cabbage(cab), Peas(p), Celery(ce), Cauliflower(cau), Avocado(av), and, Asparagus(as)
the salads are Cesar, Balsamic, Farm fresh(ff), and, House


Shrimp Pasta---car---Caesar
_______________---Balsamic
_______________---FF
_______________---House

___________---cu---Caesar
_______________---Balsamic
_______________---FF
_______________---House

___________---z---Caesar
______________---Balsamic
______________---FF
______________---House

___________---s---Caesar
______________---Balsamic
______________---FF
______________---House

___________---cab---Caesar
________________---Balsamic
________________---FF
________________---House

___________---p---Caesar
______________---Balsamic
______________---FF
______________---House

___________---ce---Caesar
_______________---Balsamic
_______________---FF
_______________---House

___________---cau---Caesar
________________---Balsamic
________________---FF
________________---House

___________---av---Caesar
_______________---Balsamic
_______________---FF
_______________---House

___________---as---Caesar
_______________---Balsamic
_______________---FF
_______________---House







Ravioli---car---Caesar
__________---Balsamic
__________---FF
__________---House

_____---cu---Caesar
_________---Balsamic
_________---FF
_________---House

______---z---Caesar
_________---Balsamic
_________---FF
_________---House

______---s---Caesar
_________---Balsamic
_________---FF
_________---House

______---cab---Caesar
___________---Balsamic
___________---FF
___________---House

______---p---Caesar
_________---Balsamic
_________---FF
_________---House

______---ce---Caesar
__________---Balsamic
__________---FF
__________---House

______---cau---Caesar
___________---Balsamic
___________---FF
___________---House

______---av---Caesar
__________---Balsamic
__________---FF
__________---House

______---as---Caesar
__________---Balsamic
__________---FF
__________---House





Mac and Cheese---car---Caesar
__________________---Balsamic
__________________---FF
__________________---House

_____________---cu---Caesar
_________________---Balsamic
_________________---FF
_________________---House

_____________---z---Caesar
________________---Balsamic
________________---FF
________________---House

_____________---s---Caesar
________________---Balsamic
________________---FF
________________---House

_____________---cab---Caesar
__________________---Balsamic
__________________---FF
__________________---House

_____________---p---Caesar
________________---Balsamic
________________---FF
________________---House

_____________---ce---Caesar
_________________---Balsamic
_________________---FF
_________________---House

_____________---cau---Caesar
__________________---Balsamic
__________________---FF
__________________---House

_____________---av---Caesar
_________________---Balsamic
_________________---FF
_________________---House

_____________---as---Caesar
_________________---Balsamic
_________________---FF
_________________---House

[Kakuru]

3(4)(10)

=120 different ways.

[rocky]

3 by 10 by 4 = 120

[MikeG]

120 ways

[Ahmed]

120