Question

23 points! Paige has 3 coats: a pink one, a red one, and a white one. She has a black scarf, a gray scarf and 1 set of white gloves. Determine the different combinations Paige has for staying warm if she always wears a coat, a scarf, and gloves. For your answer, list the total number of possibilities and all possible combinations she has.

Answer 1

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Since she has 3 coats, 2 scarfs, and 1 glove:

She has 6 ways to choose a coat, a scarf, and a glove(s).

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My 6 combinations:

1.) Red coat, black scarf, white glove(s).

2.) White coat, grey scarf, white glove(s).

3.) Pink coat, black scarf, white glove(s).

4.) Red coat, grey scarf, white glove(s).

5.) White coat, black scarf, white glove(s).

6.) Pink coat, grey scarf, white glove(s).

Answer 2

6 combinations

Explanation:

3 coats => Pink, Red, White

2 Scarves => Black, Grey

Gloves => Only 1

So the combination are drawn in the tree diagram below.