College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 8 - Sequences, Induction, and Probability - Exercise Set 8.6 - Page 770: 73

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

The fundamental counting principle says that if there are $|A$ outcomes of the event $A$ and $|B|$ of the event $|B|$, then the number of outcomes of event A and event B combined is $|A|\cdot|B|$. This can easily be extended to $n$ events.
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