Natalie has 12 shirts and 7 pairs of pants. Each shirt can be worn with each pair of pants. How many different combinations of 1 shirt and 1 pair of pants does Natalie have to choose from?
A.) 7
B.) 12
C.) 19
D.) 42
E.) 84
A.) 7
B.) 12
C.) 19
D.) 42
E.) 84
Forget Natalie, right now. Here's a similar, more basic example:
A basic example:
how many different ways can the numbers
be matched with the letters, below:
1, 2, 3 A, B
1A 2A 3A
1B 2B 3B
3 numbers x 2 letters = 6 ways
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Back to Natalie:
Possibilities for:
12 shirts and 7 pairs of pants
= 12 x 7
= 84 different combinations
E.)
- Algebra House
A basic example:
how many different ways can the numbers
be matched with the letters, below:
1, 2, 3 A, B
1A 2A 3A
1B 2B 3B
3 numbers x 2 letters = 6 ways
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Back to Natalie:
Possibilities for:
12 shirts and 7 pairs of pants
= 12 x 7
= 84 different combinations
E.)
- Algebra House
