Question

Question 1 Describe the sample space for the indicated experiment: A coin is tossed three times.

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Answer 1

A coin is tossed three times . but we know , only two possibilities outcomes from tossing a coin e.g Head ( H ) or tail ( T ) .

so, total number of possible outcomes = total number of sample space = 2³ = 8

e.g., S = { (HHH) , (HHT) , (HTT) , (TTT) , (TTH), (THH) , (THT) , ( HTH) }