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A restaurant has a menu with $\\var{a}$ starters, $\\var{b}$ main courses and $\\var{c}$ desserts.
\nHow many different ways are there of choosing one starter, one main course and one dessert?
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\nFor a given starter, there are $\\var{b}$ different ways of choosing a main course. That means there are $\\var{a} \\times \\var{b}$ ways of choosing a starter and main course.
\nFor a given starter and main course, we have $\\var{c}$ different choices of desert. That means that the total number of possibilities is $\\var{a}\\times \\var{b}\\times \\var{c}=\\var{a*b*c}$
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