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Ethan is designing a new board game, and is trying to figure out all the possible

outcomes. How many different possible outcomes are there if he flips a coin, spins a
spinner with three equal-sized sections labeled Walk, Run, Stop, and spins a spinner
with 5 equal-sized sections labeled Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday?

User Sumant
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Answer:

Explanation:

User Marijn Huizendveld
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The answer is 30

here is explanation sorry for mess

Ethan is designing a new board game, and is trying to figure out all the possible outcomes. How many different possible outcomes are there if he flips a coin, spins a spinner with three equal-sized sections labeled Walk, Run, Stop, and spins a spinner with 5 equal-sized sections labeled Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday?

\text{Number of ways to flip a coin: \color{steelblue}{2}}

Number of ways to flip a coin: 2

\text{Number of ways to spin a 3-section spinner: \color{indianred}{3}}

Number of ways to spin a 3-section spinner: 3

\text{Number of ways to spin a 5-section spinner: \color{green}{5}}

Number of ways to spin a 5-section spinner: 5

\text{Total outcomes}=

Total outcomes=

\,\,\color{steelblue}{2} \times \color{indianred}{3} \times \color{green}{5}

2×3×5

Fundamental Counting Principle

=

=

\,\,30

30

Your Solution:

30

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