a clothing store sells 12 different colors of a shirt and 5 different colors of a pants. if Alex wants to buy one of these shirts and one pair of these pants, how many different choices of a shirts and pants purchase does he have?

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Would it not be 12*5?

I don't know... I need help please

So is that how you do it- 12 times 5?

so the answer is 60?

yes

To determine the number of different choices for a shirt and pants purchase, we can use the concept of combinations.

First, we need to find out the number of options for the shirt and pants separately.

For the shirt, there are 12 different colors available.
For the pants, there are 5 different colors available.

To find the total number of different choices, we need to multiply the number of options for the shirt by the number of options for the pants.

So, 12 different shirt choices * 5 different pants choices = 60 different choices for a shirt and pants purchase.

Therefore, Alex has 60 different choices for a shirt and pants purchase at this clothing store.