The Multiplication Principle

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[Verse 1]
Pizza toppings, outfit choices, paths through every door
When decisions stack together, count them by the core
First pick pepperoni, sausage, cheese - that's three to start
Then for size pick small or large - two options for your cart

[Chorus]
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
M times N reveals the maze
First choice times the second choice
Mathematics gives us voice
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
Foundation of counting's endless maze

[Verse 2]
License plates and passwords follow this ancient rule
Letters first and numbers after - combinatorics' tool
Twenty-six for every letter slot you need to fill
Times ten digits for each number - watch the totals spill

[Chorus]
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
M times N reveals the maze
First choice times the second choice
Mathematics gives us voice
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
Foundation of counting's endless maze

[Bridge]
Every formula you'll discover
Springs from this one sacred law
Addition groups the separate cases
Multiplication shows us more

[Verse 3]
Outfits from your closet dancing, shoes and shirts and jeans
Seven tops times five bottoms equals thirty-five scenes
Every counting riddle crumbles when you see the core
Break it down to simple stages, multiply and soar

[Chorus]
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
M times N reveals the maze
First choice times the second choice
Mathematics gives us voice
Multiply the ways, multiply the ways
All combinatorics starts this way

[Outro]
Two principles rule the kingdom
Addition and multiplication
Split the problem, count the pieces
Mathematical revelation

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