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Working Example 2: Determine the Total Number of Outcomes From<br />

Three or More Events<br />

You flip a coin, spin the spinner, and roll a 4-sided die.<br />

a) How many possible outcomes are there?<br />

CENT<br />

A<br />

B<br />

4<br />

1<br />

Solution<br />

C<br />

Method 1: Use a Tree Diagram<br />

Coin<br />

Head (H)<br />

Tail (T)<br />

Spinner<br />

A B C<br />

Die<br />

1 2 3 4<br />

Outcomes:<br />

The tree diagram shows<br />

Method 2: Use Multiplication<br />

Number of possible outcomes for<br />

possible outcomes.<br />

This row tells you the<br />

number of possible<br />

outcomes.<br />

● a coin: ● the spinner: ● a 4-sided die:<br />

Total possible outcomes<br />

= possible outcomes for coin × possible outcomes for spinner × possible outcomes for die<br />

= × ×<br />

=<br />

There are<br />

possible outcomes.<br />

b) Why would it be difficult to show the sample space for this experiment in a table?<br />

Solution<br />

You can use a table for 2 events.<br />

You can show 1 event in the columns and 1 event in the .<br />

For 3 events, you would need more than 1 table to show all of the outcomes.<br />

604 MHR ● <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>11</strong>: Probability

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