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If a man has eight shirts, five pairs of slacks, and three pairs of shoes, how many different shirt-slacks-shoe combinations does he have? 120
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For each shirt, he can choose one of his five pairs of slacks. So far, he has 8 shirts * 5 slacks = 40 shirt-slack combinations. Show more…
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