Question

A baker has three types of flower: rye, white and whole wheat. They also stock three types of seeds: sun flower, poppy and sesame. They make bread in three shapes: sandwich loafs, boules and rolls.

When deciding what to bake, the baker first chooses a type of flower. Then they decide which seeds to add. Sometimes they use no seeds and sometimes they use multiple types of seeds. Finally, they choose what shape to make.

There are Blank 1. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. There are Blank different types of bread that they might make.

Answer 1

Choosing a flour - The baker can choose flour in three ways.

Choosing a seed - The baker can choose seeds in below ways - 8 ways

No Seeds, sun flower, poppy, sesame, sun flower and poppy , sun flower and sesame, poppy and sesame, sun flower, poppy and sesame (all three)

Choosing a shape - The baker can choose shapes in three ways.

Number of types of bread that they might make = 3 * 8 * 3 =  72

There are 72 different types of bread that they might make.