Question

Mr.Johnson is planning what to wear tomorrow. 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 any possibilities does r. Johnson have?

Answer 1

Mr. Johnson has 12 possibilities.

Explanation:

The information provided are:

• Mr. Johnson has a white shirt, a plaid shirt, and a blue shirt.
• Mr. Johnson has four pairs of pants, black, brown, gray, and white.
• He chooses one shirt and one pair of pants.

Compute the number of ways to select a shirt and a pair of pants as follows:

Total number of ways = Number of Shirts × Number of pair of pants

`=3* 4\\\\=12`

Thus, Mr. Johnson has 12 possibilities.