Question

Mr. Johnson is planning what to wear tomorrow to school. He has a white shirt, a plaid shirt, and a blue shirt. He has four pairs of pants to choose from. They are black, brown, gray,and white. If he chooses one shirt and one pair of pants, how many possibilities does Mr. Johnson have?

Answer 1

12 different possibilities

Explanation:

times them together...

3 different shirt options and 4 different pants options so,

3 x 4 = 12

or you could draw out a tree to show all of the different combinations...