Four Commuter Trains and Two Express Buses Depart from City

question 86

Multiple Choice

Four commuter trains and two express buses depart from city A to city B in the morning, and three commuter trains and three express buses operate on the return trip in the evening. In how many ways can a commuter from city A to city B complete a daily round trip via bus and/or train? ​

• A) 23 possible ways
• B) 11 possible ways
• C) 36 possible ways
• D) 18 possible ways
• E) 60 possible ways
• F) 63 possible ways

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Pertaining to the people, languages, and cultures of the Germanic tribes, historically native to Northern Europe, or relating to the languages derived from Old Germanic, such as German, English, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages.

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