Question

Harrison goes to a thrift shop and is going to buy a sports coat, a dress shirt, or a tie. Harrison tends to like everything but decides to stick to a power tie, which would be a tie with red or yellow in it. The thrift shop has 6 sports coats that fit him and 8 dress shirts that fit him. The thrift shop has 4 red ties and 5 yellow ties. How many choices does Harrison have

Answer 1

Harrison has 432 choices.

Explanation:

Harrison will choose:

One sports coat from a set of 6.

One dress shirt from a set of 8.

One power tie from a set of 4 + 5 = 9.

How many choices does Harrison have?

6*8*9 = 432

Harrison has 432 choices.