The multiplication principle states that if an event A can occur in x different ways and another event B can occur in y different ways, then there are x * y ways of of the occurrence of both events simultaneously. >It simply means that if you are trying to reach a goal that requires more than one step, you merely calculate the number of ways you can obtain each individual step and multiply these numbers together to get the total number of ways of reaching your goal. >*-David Sklansky, [[Getting the Best of It]]* Explore Further: Tags: #probability Your support for Cedars Hill Group is greatly appreciated <form action="https://www.paypal.com/donate" method="post" target="_top"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="74PGN8ZXHQVHS" /> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" title="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" alt="Donate with PayPal button" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /> </form>