Question

In this exercise, you'll use the formula for the probability of the complement of an event. another game you’ve set up at casino night involves rolling a fair six-sided die followed by tossing a fair coin. in this game, players earn points depending on the number they get on the die and which side of the coin turns up. for example, the player earns 5 points for getting (2, tails). question 1 find the total number of possible outcomes in each trial of this game.

Answer 1

8 games possible in a trial

Answer 2

To find the total number of outcomes in the sample space, multiply the number of outcomes of the coin toss (2) by the number of outcomes of rolling the die (6):

n(S) = 2 × 6 = 12

Explanation: