Question

In her wardrobe Nancy has 10 shirts, 8 pairs of pants and 4 pairs of shoes. What counting method would be used to determine the number of outfits Nancy can create?

Answer 1

Nancy has 10 shirts, 8 pairs of pants, and 4 pairs of shoes.

We can use the "multiplication rule" of counting to calculate the number of outfits Nancy can create.

The number of different outfits that can be created is given by

$10\times8\times4=320$

There are a total of 320 ways to create different outfits.