A contractor has three styles of homes, each with three styles of garages, four styles of decks, and eight styles of carpeting. How many different possible homes are there?
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For each home, there are 3 styles of garages. So, there are a total of 3 * 3 = 9 combinations of homes and garages. For each of these 9 combinations, there are 4 styles of decks. So, there are a total of 9 * 4 = 36 combinations of homes, garages, and decks. Show more…
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