Question

A clothing manufacturer offers 2 different styles of jeans, relaxed fit and regular fit, in 5 different colours. How many combinations of a style and a colour are possible?

Answer 1

10 combinations

Explanation:

We can solve the above question using the Fundamental Counting Principle.

This states that:

If an event has x possible outcomes and a other event has y possible outcomes, then there are x and y total possible outcomes for the two events together.

We are told in the above question that:

Styles of jeans = 2

Number of colors = 5

Hence,the number of combinations of a style and a colour that are possible is calculated as:

5 × 2 = 10 combinations