Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
You have 4 shirts and 3 pairs of pants. How many outfits?
- Each shirt goes with each pair of pants: 4 × 3.
Answer: 12
Example 2
A diner offers 3 sandwiches, 2 sides and 4 drinks. How many meals of one of each?
- 3 × 2 × 4.
Answer: 24
Where this is taught: Quiz 34: Probability and Counting, “Counting the ways”
The drill
Ten problems
This drill also has challenge problems. They use the same skill, set up the way the GED test sometimes sets up a problem, so that it looks new at first.
How many:
Type each answer, then press Check my answers at the bottom. Commas in large numbers are fine.Write each answer on the line. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.