It is given that the boy owns 6 pairs of pants, 8 shirts, 2 ties, and 3 jackets.
It is also given that he must wear one of each item.
Recall the Fundamental Counting Principle:
The same is valid for any number of events following after each other.
Hence, the number of different outfits he can wear by the counting principle is:
[tex]6\times8\times2\times3[/tex]
Evaluate the product:
[tex]6\times8\times2\times3=288[/tex]
The number of different outfits he can wear is 288.
