A certain restaurant offers 8 different salads, 6 different main courses, 6 different desserts. If customers choose one salad, one main course and two different desserts for their meal, how many different meals are possible?  Choose the most appropriate option.
A) 120	B) 240	C) 480	D) 600	E) 1200
MAGOOSHOFFICIAL SOLUTION:   To count the number of meals, we have to count the possibilities for the three components, and then, according to theFundamental Counting Principle, we multiply. For more on the FCP, seethis blog.   For salads, there are 8 possibilities. Done.   For main courses, there are 5 different possibilities. Done.   For desserts, there are 6 choices, but we pick two different choices. This would be 6C2. To calculate this, we can usethe shortcut, nC2 = (n*(n-1))/2.   6C2 = (6*5)/2= 
<gadget id="calculator">(6*5)/2</gadget>
<output>15</output>
15   So, there are 15 combinations of two different desserts.   For the number of meals, we multiply  8*6*15= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 8*6*15</gadget>
<output>720</output>
720   120nswer= 120
<result>A</result>
A certain restaurant offers 8 different salads, 6 different main courses, 6 different desserts. If customers choose one salad, one main course and two different desserts for their meal, how many different meals are possible?