The Snack Shack at the local pool sells packages of licorice, taffy, and gumdrops. The manager placed an order for the candies. He ordered a total of 609 packages of candy. He
ordered 3 times as many taffy packages as gumdrop packages. He ordered the same number
of licorice packages as taffy packages.
How many licorice packages did the manager order?

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.