Question: There are 10 flavors of ice cream, 3 types of nuts and 5 types of fruit at an ice cream store. If a person can choose 2 ice cream flavors as base, 2 types of nuts and 2 types of fruit. How many different variations are possible if repetition is allowed ?
Options:
(A) 150
(B) 250
(C) 22500
(D) 225
(E) 225000 Let's think first. Some random reasoning:
Ice cream flavors: 10x10 = 100
Nuts: 3x3 = 9
Fruit: 5x5 = 25
Total = 22500 The final answer: (C).