Question

Pint-Sized Portraits has 5 different backgrounds and 3 poses in which to photograph children. How many different pictures are there to choose from?

8
15
24

Answer 1

This is a counting principle problem.
Just multiply all of the different possibilities:
5 * 3 = 15

Answer 2

The answer is 15.

Explanation:

Given is -

Pint-Sized Portraits has 5 different backgrounds and 3 poses in which to photograph children.

This means the total outcomes will be the product of two things.

This becomes
`5*3=15` outcomes.

We can see this example-

Suppose you have poses 1,2 and 3,and they will always remain 3, no matter what is the background color.

And suppose you have 5 backgrounds like Red ,Yellow, White, Blue and Green - each with 3 poses.

So, the total becomes
`3+3+3+3+3=15`

Or simply
`3*5=15` different pictures.