35.1k views
1 vote
If I have 7 button down shirts, 5 pairs of pants and 3 pairs of shoes that I can wear to work then how many different outfits can I wear on an individual day?

1 Answer

3 votes

105 different outfits can wear on an individual day

Solution:

I have 7 button down shirts, 5 pairs of pants and 3 pairs of shoes that I can wear to work

To find: Number of different outfits can I wear on an individual day

First he has to decide on a pair of pants and he has 5 different choices

For each of those choices he has a choice of 7 different button down shirts, so that gives him 5 x 7 = 35 different pant/shirt combinations

For each of those 35 different pant/shirt combinations, he has 3 pairs of shoes he could select, so altogether he has 35 x 3 = 105 different outfits

In short we can say,

different outfits = 7 x 5 x 3 = 105

So there 105 different outfits can wear on an individual day

User Chris Frederick
by
8.0k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories