document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191553>Question 1191553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a discreet box, there are 2 red pens and 4 black pens. Mario is asked to pick three pens randomly without replacement. How many possible outcomes are there in the sample space? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is open to different interpretations....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The way I read it, the 2 red pens are indistinguishable, as are the 4 black pens.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With that interpretation, there are 3 outcomes in the sample space, because the number of red pens among the 3 chosen can be either 0, 1, or 2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 3 possible outcomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "black, black, black<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red, black, black<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red, red, black<br><BR>\n" );
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