Question

You have 8 shirts, 4 pants, 3 belts, and 5 pair of shoes. How many different outfits can be made from picking one item from each article of clothing?

Answer 1

You could make a tree diagram expressing each combination or you could just multiply the numbers. 8 * 4 * 3 * 5.

3 * 5 is 15 and 15 * 4 is 60, 60 * 8 is 480 so there are 480 different outfits to choose from.

Answer 2

8•4•3•5

12•5•8

60•8

480

480 different outfits.

Hope this helps!