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How many outcomes are there for the event of spinning a five-part spinner and then spinning an eight-part spinner?

a) 13
b) 20
c) 40
d) 64

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Final answer:

To find the number of outcomes for spinning two spinners, we multiply the outcomes from the first spinner by the outcomes from the second spinner, resulting in 40 possible outcomes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many outcomes there are when spinning a five-part spinner and then spinning an eight-part spinner. To find the total number of outcomes, we multiply the number of outcomes of each spinner. For the five-part spinner, there are five possible outcomes, and for the eight-part spinner, there are eight possible outcomes. Therefore, the total number of outcomes is 5 multiplied by 8, which equals 40.

So, the correct answer is: c) 40

This is akin to flipping a coin and then rolling a die. If the coin has 2 sides and the die has 6 sides, the total number of outcomes would be 2 multiplied by 6, giving 12 outcomes, such as H1, T6, etc. But in our case, we have a spinner with five outcomes and another with eight, hence 5 multiplied by 8.

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