You go shopping for shoes.

The store carries 4 colors: green, blue, indigo, violet.
and 3 brands:
Brian Atwood
Christian Louboutin
Gucci

You desire two different colors, but have no restrictions as to brand.
1)How many ways can you pick the two colors?

2)How many possible shopping decisions do you have?

4 answers

a. What is 4*3 ?
b. What is above times 3^2?
There are 4 colors possible and 3 brands of shoes
It says you want 2 different colours, so are you picking 2 pairs of shoes?
- more than 2 pairs ?
it doesnt specify but since it says it wants 2 different colors i would assume i am looking for 2 pairs