Answer to Question #334179 in Statistics and Probability for Peyton

Question

two fair number cubes, labeled 1 through 6, are rolled and the results are recorded. how many outcomes are in the sample space?

Answer 1

$\def\arraystretch{1.5} \begin{array}{c:c:c:c:c:c:} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &6 & 7 \\ \hline 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\ \hline 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 \\ \hline 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 &10 \\ \hline 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 \\ \hline 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 \\ \end{array}$

There are 11 outcomes in the sample space.