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Chapter 3.1 Trees and Equally Likely Outcomes

 

2. There are n(S) = 11 possible sums of the two dice: S = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}.

6. Note: selection with regard to order and with repeats. 3x3x3 = 27 branches.

10. There are two choices for each of the ten questions. Note: selection with regard to order and with repeats. 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2 = 2^10 = 1,024.

14. 10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1 = 10! = 3,628,800.

18. There are only 8 choices for the first digit and 10 choices (with regard to order and repeats) for the remaining digits. 8x10x10x10x10x10x10 = 8,000,000.

22. a) 3x2x1 = 6, b) 1x1x1 = 1, c) 3x1x1 = 3, d) 2x1x1 = 2.

26. There are 2 choices of which gender sits in front seats, then 2 choices of that gender for the right seat in front and 1 choice for the front left, then 2 choices for the right rear seat of the other gender and 1 choice for the left rear seat. 2x2x1x2x1 = 8.

30. Selection with regard to order and with no repeats, 3 digits, and last digit must be odd. 5x4x3 = 60.

 

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