Question

1. a school cafeteria offers milk, juice, tea, and water to drink. the cafeteria also offers hamburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, chili pie, and sausages on a stick. the number of possible drink and food combinations is--- a 9 b 16 c 20 d 25

Explanation:

Step1: Count drink options

There are 4 drink options: milk, juice, tea, water.
$n_d = 4$

Step2: Count food options

There are 5 food options: hamburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, chili pie, sausages on a stick.
$n_f = 5$

Step3: Calculate total combinations

Use the multiplication principle: total combinations = number of drinks × number of foods.
$n_{total} = n_d \times n_f = 4 \times 5$

Answer:

C. 20