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Mathematics Question on Probability

A coin is tossed twice. If the second throw result in a tail, a die is thrown. Then, the total number of the outcomes of this experiment is

A

1111

B

1313

C

1414

D

1616

Answer

1414

Explanation

Solution

The sample space SS is S = \\{HH, TH, (HT, 1), (HT, 2), (HT, 3), (HT, 4), (HT,5),(HT,6),(TT,1),(TT,2),(TT,3),(TT,4),(TT,5)(HT, 5), (HT, 6), (TT, 1), (TT, 2), (TT, 3), (TT, 4), (TT, 5), (TT, 6)\\} Hence, total number of outcomes =14= 14