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Use the Fundamental Counting Principle.
1800
Marcus has to choose one of each cell phone options when buying a cell phone.
| Cell Phone Options | Number of Choices |
|---|---|
| phone style | 15 |
| minutes package | 5 |
| Internet access | 3 |
| text messaging | 4 |
| insurance | 2 |
Since the number of phone styles is related to the number of options we have, we can use the Fundamental Counting Principle.
Therefore, the number of possible choices of a cell phone is the product of number of choices for each cell phone option in the table. 15 * 5 * 3 * 4 * 2 = 1800