SOLUTION: A sports center has 12 gates, five are on the west side and seven are on the east side. In how many different ways can a person enter by a west gate and leave by an east gate?

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Question 348295: A sports center has 12 gates, five are on the west side and seven are on the east side. In how many different ways can a person enter by a west gate and leave by an east gate?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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For each of the five ways to enter there are seven ways to leave, so 5 times 7.

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