Question

At a fair, each person can spin two wheels of chance. The first wheel has the letters F, A, I, and R. The second wheel has the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

What is the sample space of spinning the two wheels?

Answer 1

12 possible outcomes.

Sample space:

`\begin{array}{cccc}(F,1)&(A,1)&(I,1)&(R,1)\\(F,2)&(A,2)&(I,2)&(R,2)\\(F,3&(A,3)&(I,3)&(R,13)\end{array}`

Explanation:

The collection of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment forms a set that is known as the sample space.

1. There are four possible outcomes for the first wheel: F, A, I and R

2. There are three possible outcomes for the second wheel: 1, 2 and 3

So, the sample space is

`\begin{array}{cccc}(F,1)&(A,1)&(I,1)&(R,1)\\(F,2)&(A,2)&(I,2)&(R,2)\\(F,3&(A,3)&(I,3)&(R,13)\end{array}`