Math story 77 · Word problems

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Theo has 3 T-shirts and 2 pairs of pants. How many outfits can he make?

Each T-shirt goes with both pairs of pants.

So 3 times 2. That's 6 outfits.

4 flavors, in a cup or a cone: how many choices are there?

Answer and working

Correct! 4 times 2 is 8 choices.

4 × 2 = 8

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