Young Frankie weighs 40 pounds and is sitting on a seesaw eight feet from the fulcrum. How much does Frankie's father weigh if he can sit two and a half feet from the fulcrum and achieve
balance?

option 1

data plot with   3 dots over 33, 1 dot over 34, 2 dots over 35, no dot over 36, 1 dot over 37, 2 dots over 38, 4 dots over 39, and 2 dot over 40.

to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.