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Possibilities Multiply

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When each step offers b choices and a plan is d steps deep, the number of distinct plans is b multiplied by itself d times — b to the power d.

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Three starters, four mains, two desserts: 3 × 4 × 2 = 24 complete dinners.

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The power is not b times d — three choices over sixteen steps is forty-three million plans, not forty-eight.