document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185543>Question 1185543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are flipping a coin 3 times and rolling a 6-sided dice once. How many different possible outcomes are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The experiment is not described clearly enough.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are obviously 6 possible outcomes on rolling a 6-sided die once.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For flipping a coin 3 times, the number of possible \"outcomes\" depends on whether it means the number of possible SEQUENCES of heads/tails (2*2*2=8 \"outcomes\"), or whether it means the NUMBERS of heads and tails (0 or 1 or 2 or 3 --> 4 \"outcomes\").<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So I see two possible answers to the problem:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "sequences of heads/tails and number on the die: 8*6=48 different possible outcomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers of heads/tails and number on the dies: 4*6=24 different possible outcomes<br><BR>\n" );
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