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Question
There are 6 multiple choice questions in an examination. How many sequences of answers are possible, if the first three questions have 4 choices each and the next three have 2 each?
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Solution
Number of ways of answering the first three questions = 4 each
Number of ways of answering the remaining three questions = 2 each
∴ Total number of ways of answering all the questions = 4\[\times\]4\[\times\]4\[\times\]2\[\times\]2\[\times\]2 = 512
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