2015-2016 Spring OMO #10
Source:
March 29, 2016
Online Math Open
Problem Statement
Lazy Linus wants to minimize his amount of laundry over the course of a week (seven days), so he decides to wear only three different T-shirts and three different pairs of pants for the week. However, he doesn't want to look dirty or boring, so he decides to wear each piece of clothing for either two or three (possibly nonconsecutive) days total, and he cannot wear the same outfit (which consists of one T-shirt and one pair of pants) on two different (not necessarily consecutive) days. How many ways can he choose the outfits for these seven days?Proposed by Yannick Yao