How many different options does Samuel have if there are 8 daily newspapers and 5 weekly magazines published in California and he wants to subscribe to exactly one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine?
40

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The correct option is A 40
According to the Counting Principle, if one event has 'm' possible outcomes and a second event has 'n' possible outcomes, then there are $m \times n$ total possible outcomes for the two events.

Here, m = 8 and n = 5.
Samuel has $8 \times 5 = 40$ choices/options available with him.

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How many different options does Samuel have if there are 8 daily newspapers and 5 weekly magazines published in California and he wants to subscribe to exactly one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine?40

The correct option is A 40According to the Counting Principle, if one event has 'm' possible outcomes and a second event has 'n' possible outcomes, then there are m×n total possible outcomes for the two events. Here, m = 8 and n = 5. Samuel has 8×5=40 choices/options available with him.

How many different options does Samuel have if there are 8 daily newspapers and 5 weekly magazines published in California and he wants to subscribe to exactly one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine?
40