When you get ready to get dressed for school you open your closet to find that you have the following choices: there are 4 clean shirts in your closet; you can also choose between jeans, sweatpants, khakis, or shorts; then for your feet you can choose tennis shoes or sandals. You decide tennis shoes would be better than sandals. How many different outfits could be made with the shirt and pant options?

To determine how many different outfits you could make with your shirt and pant options, let's break it down step by step:

1. **Shirts:** You have 4 clean shirts to choose from.
2. **Pants:** You can choose between jeans, sweatpants, khakis, or shorts, which gives you 4 options for pants.
3. **Shoes:** You've already decided to wear tennis shoes, so there’s only 1 option for shoes.

Now, multiply the number of choices for each clothing category:

\[
\text{Total outfits} = (\text{Number of shirts}) \times (\text{Number of pants}) \times (\text{Number of shoes})
\]

Substitute the values:

\[
\text{Total outfits} = 4 \times 4 \times 1 = 16
\]

So, you can make **16 different outfits** with your available shirts, pants, and tennis shoes.

Would you like more details on the calculation, or have any questions?

Here are 5 related questions you might find interesting:
1. What if you had 5 shirts instead of 4? How many outfits could you make then?
2. How would the total change if you considered both tennis shoes and sandals as options?
3. If you added jackets as another category of clothing, how would you calculate the new total?
4. What if you wore a uniform with only 1 shirt and 1 pant choice? How many outfits would be possible then?
5. How many outfits could you make if each day you could wear either shorts or pants but not both?

**Tip:** Always multiply the number of choices from each category to find the total combinations.

Learn how to calculate the number of possible outfit combinations with 4 shirts, 4 pants options, and 1 shoe choice. This simple counting problem uses the multiplication principle and is perfect for students in Grades 4-6.

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