A restaurant offers 12 types of entrees, 6 types of appetizers, and 4 types of rice. How many meals of appetizer, entree, and rice are there?

There is 27 meals cause if you have 12 entrees and 6 appetizers you still have 12 so 2*6=12 so 2*12=24 and how many times can 4 go into 12 and that is 3 so 24+3=27

the answer is 27

The entree can be any one of 12 choices. For each of those ...

The appetizer can be any one of 6 choices. For each of those ...

The rice can be any one of 4 choices.

Total number of possible combinations is (12 x 6 x 4) = 288.