SOLUTION: List the elements of each of the following sample space: (3) the set of outcomes when a coin is tossed until a tail or three heads appear.

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Question 1191774: List the elements of each of the following sample space:
(3) the set of outcomes when a coin is tossed until a tail or
three heads appear.

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The experiment is over when tails appears, or when three heads have appeared. The elements of the sample space are

(1) tails
(2) heads, tails
(3) heads, heads, tails
(4) heads, heads, heads