SOLUTION: A stock can go up,go down,or stay unchanged. How's many possibilities are there if you own 8 stocks?

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Question 1195298: A stock can go up,go down,or stay unchanged. How's many possibilities are there if you own 8 stocks?
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(3 possible outcomes) * (3 possiblie outcomes) * ... * (3 possible outcomes) 

for a total of 8 times:

      +3%5E8 or 6561 possibilities