Marcus has 4 ties and 5 shirts and 3 pair of pants. How many outfits can he make?
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I think you can make six different outfits.
4 * 5 * 3 = 60 different outfits
I think 6 outfits
Why only 6?
I thought you had to combine the combinations different ways. I got 6 different combinations.
Let's suppose you have these ties:
red, blue, green, yellow
You have these shirts:
white, black, aqua, brown, pink
If you wear the white shirt, you can wear 4 different ties >> 4
Black shirt >> 4
So -- with each shirt, you have a choice of 4 different ties.
5 * 4 = 20
You also have three different pairs of pants --
red, blue, green, yellow
You have these shirts:
white, black, aqua, brown, pink
If you wear the white shirt, you can wear 4 different ties >> 4
Black shirt >> 4
So -- with each shirt, you have a choice of 4 different ties.
5 * 4 = 20
You also have three different pairs of pants --
There are 6 choices of shirt, 3 choices of pants, and 5 choices for either wearing one of the 4 ties or not wearing a tie at all, so the total number of outfits is 6*3*5 = 90