Question

Alexander spins a spinner with four equally sized regions and flips a coin how many possible outcomes are there

Answer 1

The possible outcome of the Alexander of spinning and flipping is 8.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are four equally spaced region in the spinner. So, the number of places in a spinner is 4.

Spinner possibility = {Region 1, region 2, region 3, region 4}

When a coin is flipped, there will head or tail. So, the number of possibilities of coin is 2.

Coin possibility = {Head, tail}

Now, the number of possibilities for Alexander is:

Spinner and coin possibility = {Head region 1, Head region 2, Head region 3, Head region 4, Tail region 1, Tail region 2, Tail region 3, Tail region 4}

∴ Number of possibilities for Alexander = 4 × 2 = 8