Jessica has been given a list of

4 bands and asked to place a vote. Her vote must have the names of her favorite and second favorite bands from the list. How many different votes are possible?

1 answer

Assuming the favourite and second favourite bands are distinct (different), then there are four choices for the favourite band, and (4-1)=3 choices for the second favourite band.
Use the multiplication rule to find the number of possible votes.