Janet has a pink blouse, a red blouse and a white blouse. She has a pink skirt, a red skirt, a black skirt and a white skirt. How many combinations could she make?

My answer is 12 combinatinos. I multiplied 3 blouses times 4 skirts

I got the same answer as well.

To calculate the number of combinations Janet can make, you need to multiply the number of options for the blouses by the number of options for the skirts. The reasoning behind this is that for each blouse, there are several options for skirts that she can pair with it, and you want to count all possible pairings.

In this case, Janet has 3 options for blouses (pink, red, white) and 4 options for skirts (pink, red, black, white). To get the total number of combinations, multiply these two numbers:

3 (blouses) x 4 (skirts) = 12 combinations

So, your answer of 12 combinations is correct! Janet can make 12 different outfits by pairing any of her 3 blouses with any of her 4 skirts.