SOLUTION: In how many different ways can a girl-boy couple be formed if there are 6 girls and 7 boys

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Question 1023652: In how many different ways can a girl-boy couple be formed if there are 6 girls and 7 boys
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, mathmate:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The couple looks like:
G B
Each of the 6 girls can be paired with 7 different boys
+6%2A7+=+42+ couples are possible
( Note that B G is the same couple, so +84+
is not the answer )

Answer by mathmate(429) About Me  (Show Source):
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Question:In how many different ways can a girl-boy couple be formed if there are 6 girls and 7 boys?

Solution:
Whether we choose a boy first, or a girl first, we have 6 choices for a girl, matched with one out of 7 of boys. Apply the multiplication rule to get 6*7 ways.