Question

Find the total number of outcomes in each experiment. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

1. tossing a coin
2. tossing 3 coins
3. rolling a die 10 times
4. rolling two dices
5. pressing a number key on a calculator
6. picking a card from a regular deck of cards
7. choosing a letter from the English alphabet
8. choosing a letter from the word OUTCOME
9. choosing a letter from the word PREDICTION
10. picking a crayon from a box with 36 crayons of different colors
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Answer 1

Explanation:

In each option you need to find the number of outcomes of a single event and then multiply that by the number of times that event takes place.

1. 2 outcomes (heads and tails)

2. 6 outcomes (2 outcomes * 3 tosses)

3. 60 outcomes (6 outcomes per die * 10 rolls)

4. 12 outcomes (6 outcomes per die * 2 rolls)

5. 10 outcomes (10 numbers on the pad)

6. 52 outcomes (52 cards in a regular deck)

7. 32 outcomes (32 letters in the alphabet)

8. 7 outcomes (7 letters to choose from)

9. 10 outcomes (10 letters to choose from)

10. 36 outcomes (36 crayons to choose from)