An electronically readable label for merchandise consists of eight rectangles. There are two possible lengths and three possible widths for each rectangle. How many different labels are there? Solution 8 rectangles 2 widths * 3 lengths = 6 shapes each of the 8 rectangles can be any of the 6 shapes 6*6*6*6*6*6*6*6 = 6^8 = 1,679,616 combinations.