Toss a fair coin 3 times in a row, how many elements are in the s… - Vidyadip

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Toss a fair coin 3 times in a row, how many elements are in the sample space?

A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8

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Answer

8

Solution:

Sample space is the collection of all possible events.

So, sample space, S = (H, H, H), (H, H, T), (H, T, T), (H, T, T), (T, H, H), (T, H, T ), (T, T, H), (T, T, T)

Therefore, there are 8 elements in sample space.

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