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Ariana and Her Family Are at the Pet Store Getting Supplies for a New Cat,which They Will Be Adopting from the Animal Shelter Later

Question

Ariana and her family are at the pet store getting supplies for a new cat,which they will be adopting from the animal shelter later today. The pet store has 3 kinds of food dishes and 2 kinds of cat food There are 8 kinds of cat litter available Finally, Ariana wants to get one toy for the new cat.and the store has 3 cat toys. If they get one of each item, how many different combinations of supplies can Ariana's family get? square combinations

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Answer

### 144 combinations

Explanation

## Step 1: Calculate food combinations### There are 3 kinds of food dishes and 2 kinds of cat food. To find the total number of food combinations, we multiply the number of food dish options by the number of cat food options: .## Step 2: Calculate total combinations### Now, we multiply the number of food combinations (6), the number of cat litter options (8), and the number of cat toy options (3) together: .