Question

A lumber yard offers boards based on wood species, size, and grade. If a customer can choose among 3 species, 3 sizes, and 2 grades, how many different boards could the customer choose?

Answer 1

There are 18 different boards from which the customer can choose.

How many different boards could the customer choose?

The total number of different boards is given by the product between the number of options for each of the possible selections.

The selections (and their options) are:

• Species (3 options)
• Sizes (3 options)
• Grades (2 options).

Then the total number of different boards is given by:

N = 3*3*2 = 18

There are 18 different boards from which the customer can choose.

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