Adele also must choose between leather or cloth seats for her vehicle. Leather seats come in three color choices; brown, black, and blue. Cloth seats come in two color choices; tan and gray. Using multiplication, Adele says she has (2)(3)(2) or a total of 12, choices for seat covers. Is she correct? Explain why or why not. Answer in 2-3 sentences

Answer 1

No, Adele is not correct. In this scenario, multiplication would only be used if the choices were independent of each other. However, the choice of seat cover color is dependent on the type of material, so the correct approach would be to use addition. Therefore, Adele actually has (3+2) or a total of 5 choices for seat covers.