Francesca is picking out material for her new quilt. At the fabric store, there are 17 solids, 7 striped prints, and 9 floral prints that she can choose from. If she needs 2 solids, 3 floral prints, and 4 striped fabrics for her quilt, how many different ways can she choose the materials?

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.