Answer:
The number of different combinations of protein and sauce that are available is 12.
Step-by-step explanation:
List of protein is:
ribs in beef
pork
chicken
tofu
Total of 4
List of sauce is:
hot
tangy
sweet sauce
Total of 3.
Notice
. Ribs in beef can combine with hot or tangy or sweet sauce (3 combinations)
. Pork can combine with hot or tangy or sweet sauce (3 combinations)
. Chicken can combine with hot or tangy or sweet sauce (3 combinations)
. Tofu can combine with hot or tangy or sweet sauce (3 combinations)
Adding all these, we have
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
The number of different combinations of protein and sauce that are available is 12.
