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Dana Is Planning a Day Out for Her Grandmother's Birthday.They Are Going to Have Lunch at One of Her Grandmother's 10 Favorite

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Dana is planning a day out for her grandmother's birthday.They are going to have lunch at one of her grandmother's 10 favorite restaurants , and then they will go shopping at one of her grandmother's 6 favorite stores. Next , they will go see a movie, and there are 8 movies out that she thinks her grandmother might like. Assuming the order of the activities doesn't matter, how many different ways can Dana plan her grandmother's birthday outing? square ways

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Answer

### 480

Explanation

## Step 1: Restaurant Choices### Dana can choose from 10 different restaurants for lunch.## Step 2: Shopping Choices### After lunch, they can shop at any of the 6 favorite stores.## Step 3: Movie Choices### Finally, they can choose from 8 different movies.## Step 4: Total Combinations### Since each choice is independent, we multiply the number of options for each activity to find the total number of ways Dana can plan the outing: .