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Which of the following describes a compound event?

A. Spinning a spinner and landing on the yellow section
B. Rolling a die 4 times and getting two 5s
C. Rolling 4 on a die
D. Tossing a coin and getting heads
I'm thinking it's B

User Wennie
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yes, I'm pretty sure it is B too
User Exprator
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Answer: Option 'b' is correct.

Explanation:

Since we know that

Compound events are those events that in which there is more than one possible outcome.

A. Spinning a spinner and landing on the yellow section.

There is only one possible outcome to get a yellow section.

C. Rolling 4 on a die.

There is only one possible outcome to get a 4 on a die.

D. Tossing a coin and getting heads

There is only one possible outcome to get a head on tossing a coin.

B. Rolling a die 4 times and getting two 5s.

There is more than one possible outcome on rolling a die 4 times and getting two 5s.

Hence, Option 'b' is correct.

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