Each night before he goes to bed, Jordan likes to pick out an outfit to wear the next day. He has 12 different shirts, 10 different pairs of jeans, and 8 pairs of sneakers. If an outfit consists of 1 shirt, 1 pair of jeans, and 1 pair of sneakers, how many different outfits does Jordan have?
A. 30
B. 90
C. 240
D. 480
E. 960
OA is E
I was hoping I could solve this directly on a calculator.But I need a more practical approach. What is the way out? Any expert pls?
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The number of different outfits Jordan can have = 12C1*10C1*8C1 = 12*10*8 = 960 diffrent outfitsRoland2rule wrote:Each night before he goes to bed, Jordan likes to pick out an outfit to wear the next day. He has 12 different shirts, 10 different pairs of jeans, and 8 pairs of sneakers. If an outfit consists of 1 shirt, 1 pair of jeans, and 1 pair of sneakers, how many different outfits does Jordan have?
A. 30
B. 90
C. 240
D. 480
E. 960
OA is E
I was hoping I could solve this directly on a calculator.But I need a more practical approach. What is the way out? Any expert pls?
The correct answer: E
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The number outfits is 12 x 10 x 8 = 960BTGmoderatorRO wrote:Each night before he goes to bed, Jordan likes to pick out an outfit to wear the next day. He has 12 different shirts, 10 different pairs of jeans, and 8 pairs of sneakers. If an outfit consists of 1 shirt, 1 pair of jeans, and 1 pair of sneakers, how many different outfits does Jordan have?
A. 30
B. 90
C. 240
D. 480
E. 960
OA is E
I was hoping I could solve this directly on a calculator.But I need a more practical approach. What is the way out? Any expert pls?
Answer: E
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