1
QuizMultiple Choice

Combinations

Question 1 • ACHS-Fundamental Algebra B-CR

A movie theater sells 5 different beverages in small, medium, or large cups. If the theater adds one more beverage choice, how does the number of possible combinations change?

Answer
I
It increases by 1.
I
It increases by 3.
I
It increases by 5.
I
It increases by 15.

Explanation

Each beverage can be sold in 3 cup sizes, so adding one beverage creates 3 new beverage-and-size combinations: small, medium, and large. Therefore, the number of possible combinations increases by 3, which is choice B.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Next