John always wears a shirt, pants, socks, and shoes. He owns 121212 pairs of socks, 333 pairs of shoes, 555 pairs of pants, and 5

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Dennis_Churaev

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John always wears a shirt, pants, socks, and shoes. He owns 121212 pairs of socks, 333 pairs of shoes, 555 pairs of pants, and 5

55 shirts.

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Zina [12.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-31T15:43:47+03:00

If you're referring to the number of outfit combinations John can create, he has 12 sock pairs he can wear with any of his 3 shoe pairs, 5 pant options, and 5 shirts. In total, there are 12 ways to choose socks, 3 for shoes, 5 for pants, and another 5 for shirts, leading to 12 * 3 * 5 * 5 = 900 combinations.

John always wears a shirt, pants, socks, and shoes. He owns 121212 pairs of socks, 333 pairs of shoes, 555 pairs of pants, and 5

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