Question

A quality control inspector selects a part to be tested. the part is then declared acceptable, repairable, or scrapped. then another part is tested. find the number of possible of outcomes of this experiment regarding two parts?

Answer 1

A-acceptable
R-repairable
S-scrapped
So the possible outcomes for two parts are, 3 * 3 = 9
AA for (acceptable , acceptable)
AR for (acceptable, repairable)
AS for (acceptable, scrapped)
RA for (repairable, acceptable)
RR for (repairable, repairable)
RS for (repairable, scrapped)
SA for (scrapped, acceptable)
SR for (scrapped, repairable)
SS for (scrapped, scrapped)