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At a buffet dinner, one of the people at a table (seating 6 people) volunteers to go to the dessert table to bring back a dessert for each person at the table. When he arrives at the dessert table, he learns that he has three choices: apple pie, chocolate cake and ice cream. How many different choices does he have for desserts to select?

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QUESTION:

At a buffet dinner, one of the people at a table (seating 6 people) volunteers to go to the dessert table to bring back a dessert for each person at the table. When he arrives at the dessert table, he learns that he has three choices: apple pie, chocolate cake and ice cream. How many different choices does he have for desserts to select?

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6 people are sitting at the table. The volunteer has 3 choices at the dessert table. They are apple pie, chocolate cake, and ice cream. Thus, the combination of 3 choices for the 6 people needs to be determined.

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