Use the Fundamental Counting Principle
-A restaurant offers a choice of 2 salads, 8 main courses, and 4 desserts. How many possible choices for a meal are there (including single items)?
A) 134 possible meals
B) 120 possible meals
C) 102 possible meals
D) 78 possible meals

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There are 2 choices for salad, 8 choices for main course, and 4 choices for dessert. By the Fundamental Counting Principle, there are 2 * 8 * 4 = 64 possible choices for a meal that includes all three items. There are also 2 choices for salad only, 8 choices for main course only, and 4 choices for dessert only. So, there are a total of 64 + 2 + 8 + 4 = 78 possible choices for a meal.