A Person Can Order a New Car with a Choice

question 254

Multiple Choice

A person can order a new car with a choice of 8 possible colors, with or without air conditioning, with orwithout heated seats, with or without anti-lock brakes, with or without power windows, and with or without aCD player. In how many different ways can a new car be ordered in terms of these options?

• A) 256
• B) 128
• C) 512
• D) 16

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Definitions:

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method that explores the relationship between two or more variables without asserting a cause-and-effect connection.

Causal Explanations

The reasons given for why events happen, often focusing on identifying the factors or conditions that bring about certain outcomes.

Alternative Explanations

Different reasons or theories proposed to explain the same phenomenon, especially when the original explanation is challenged.

True Experiment

A type of scientific experiment where the researcher manipulates one variable and controls/randomizes the rest to observe the effect on a dependent variable.