Question

Write out the sample space for the given experiment. Use the following letters to indicate each choice: O for olives, M for mushrooms, S for shrimp, E for eggs, I for Italian, and H for honey mustard. When deciding what you want to put into a salad for dinner at a restaurant, you will choose one of the following extra toppings: olives, mushrooms. Also, you will add one of following meats: shrimp, eggs. Lastly, you will decide on one of the following dressings: Italian, honey mustard.

Answer 1

Sample Space = {(OSI), (OSH), (OEI), (OEH), (MSI), (MSH), (MEI), (MEH)}

Explanation:

Given

Salad Meats Dressings

O = Olives S = Shrimp I = Italian

M = Mushroom E = Egg H = Honey mustard

To determine the sample space, we simply select one from each column.

Take for instance, a combination of Olives, Shrimp and Italian will be represented as: OSI

So, the following sample space exists:

Sample Space = {(OSI), (OSH), (OEI), (OEH), (MSI), (MSH), (MEI), (MEH)}