Question

7. Define sample space for a random experiment.Write the sample space for the experiment
of selecting 1 student from a group of 2 boys and 2 girls.​

Answer 1

Answer:

When there are 2 children in a family, they can be both boys , both girls or 1 boy and 1 girl

(i) When the order of the birth of a girl or a boy is considered the sample space is given by S={GG,GB,BG,BB}

(ii) Since the maximum number of children in each family is 2, a family can either have 2 girls or 1 girl or no girl. Hence the required sample space is S={0,1,2}