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Fundamental Principle of Counting

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1 octopus has 8 legs. How many legs does 3 octopuses have?

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16

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24

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C

32

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14

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Solution

The correct option is B 24
1 octopus has 8 legs. Therefore, 3 octopuses will have $3 \times 8$ = 24 legs.

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