COUNTING METHODS

Use construction paper to make the following items:

Solid white shirt

White shirt with blue pinstripes

Solid off white shirt

Solid light blue shirt

Light blue with pinstripes shirt

Dark blue tie

Stripe tie

Paisley blue tie




A) You need to buy a shirt and tie for a special occasion. There are five different colors of shirts and three different types of ties to choose from. Use the counting principle to find how many different combinations of a shirt and tie are possible. Then list all the different combinations. Show all of your work on a piece of notebook paper.
 
 




B) You and a group of friends love to go to the movies. You always purchase popcorn, a soda, and candy. You can choose buttered or unbuttered popcorn, 5 different kinds of soda, and 18 different types of candy. How many different times can you go to the movies and not have the same snacks as you did the last time?