Question

Alicia has a gold bracelet and a silver bracelet. She has a black ring, a blue ring, a brown ring, and a white ring. She also has a gold necklace and a silver necklace. How many different combinations of bracelets, rings, and necklaces can Alicia make?

Answer 1

First, add up the number of each type. Alicia has two bracelets, four rings, and two necklaces.

Answer 2

To find the number of combinations, think of the problem in the following way:

For each bracelet, Alicia can choose any of the four rings, meaning there are four ring combinations for each bracelet. You can write this as:

(Number of Bracelets) x (Number of Rings)

For each of these combinations, Alicia can choose either of the two necklaces. You can write this as:

(Number of Bracelets) x (Number of Rings) x (Number of Necklaces)