A restaurant has an early dining fixe Prix (fixed price) dinner special that offers one soup or salad from 5 available, one entrée from 5 chef’s specials, and one dessert from 4 choices.

(a) How many different fixes Prix dinners are possible?

(b) Suppose one particular diner wants a salad and a fish entrée with any of the dessert choices. If 3 different salads and 2 fish entrees are
available, how many fewer meal choices does this diner have?