John and rebecca are making flags. they can choose from 4 background colors: blue, red, yellow, and orange. on top of that they want to see a leaf, which can be either teal, green, or white. how many different flags can they make?

There are 4 base colors, and 3 top colors.
Blue and teal
blue and green
blue and white

red and teal
red and green
red and white

yellow and teal
yellow and green
yellow and white

orange and teal
orange and green
orange and white

they can make a total of 12 different flags.