Question

A box contains 3 yellow, 4 red, and 5 blue marbles. In an experiment, one draw is made from the box and the outcome is recorded.

a. How many outcomes are in this sample space?

Answer 1

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Answer on Question #44051 – Math - Statistics and Probability

A box contains 3 yellow $Y$, 4 red $R$, and 5 blue marbles $B$. In an experiment, one draw is made from the box and the outcome is recorded.

How many outcomes are in this sample space?

Solution

A sample space in this experiment is

$$\{Y, Y, Y, R, R, R, R, B, B, B, B, B\}.$$

Number of possible outcomes is $3 + 4 + 5 = 12$.