Two experiments are to be performed the first can result in any one of m possible outcomes. if the first experiment results in o
utcome i, then the second experiment can result in any of n possible outcomes ,i=1,2,..,m. what is the number of possible outcomes of the two experiments?
"i" varies
according to the results of the first experiment. If i = 1, then experiment two
has ni = (4)(1) outcomes. If i = 2, then the second experiment has ni = nm =
(4)(2) = 8 outcomes as you have shown. 12 is the correct answer. You have
offered a solution. Can you verify that this answer is correct? Make a new
problem: This time experiment one has 3 possible outcomes (1,2,3). Let's still
keep n = 4 for simplicity. Therefore, experiment two will have (4,8,12)
outcomes that are dependent upon the result of experiment one. <span>
There are simply 5 possible values in the given set. Out of these, only one of these is the number 1. Therefore, the probability a 1 is drawn (P(1)) is .
