Students at a private liberal arts college are classified as being freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors, and also according to whether they are male or female. Find the total number of possible classifications for the students of this college.

The total number of possible classifications for the students of this college is found by multiplying 4 (which is the classification for the year level:freshman, sophomore, juniou, senior) and 2 (which is the number of sexes: female and male). So 4 x 2 = 8. There are eight possible classifications, which are:

(Male, Freshman)

(Male, Sophomore)

(Male, Junior)

(Male, Senior)

(Female, Freshman)

(Female, Sophomore)

(Female, Junior)

(Female, Senior)