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Question 562725: There are 5 questions, each with 2 possible answers. how many possible outcomes are there? please show the different outcomes. Example: ABABA, ABBBB, etc...
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 choices for the 1st one times
2 choices for the 2nd one times
2 choices for the 3rd one times
2 choices for the 4th one times
2 choices for the 5th one.

2󫎾󫎾 = 25 = 32

1.  AAAAA
2.  AAAAB
3.  AAABA
4.  AAABB
5.  AABAA
6.  AABAB
7.  AABBA
8.  AABBB
9.  ABAAA
10.  ABAAB
11.  ABABA
12.  ABABB
13.  ABBAA
14.  ABBAB
15.  ABBBA
16.  ABBBB
17.  BAAAA
18.  BAAAB
19.  BAABA
20.  BAABB
21.  BABAA
22.  BABAB
23.  BABBA
24.  BABBB
25.  BBAAA
26.  BBAAB
27.  BBABA
28.  BBABB
29.  BBBAA
30.  BBBAB
31.  BBBBA
32.  BBBBB


Edwin