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Sample space = {OHH, OHT, OTH, OTT, PHHH, PHHT, PHTH, PHTT, PTHH, PTHT, PHTH, PHTT}

1) How many elements of the sample space will have a orange ball?

I count 4

2) How many elements of the sample space are there altogether?

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document.write( "[Note: There would be a lot more possibilities if you consider, say,\r\n" );
document.write( "the three coins were a nickel, a dime and a quarter, and you considered\r\n" );
document.write( "the case of PHHT where the nickel and dime showed heads and the quarter showed\r\n" );
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document.write( "different from\r\n" );
document.write( "the case of PHHT where the quarter and nickel showed heads and the dime showed\r\n" );
document.write( "tails.  This way considers them the same.  You should ask your teacher which\r\n" );
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