Question

In a set of 12 aluminum castings, two castings are defective (D), and the remaining ten are good (G). A quality control inspector randomly selects three of the twelve castings with replacement, and classifies each as defective (D) or good (G). The sample space for this experiment contains __________ elementary events.

Answer 1

Answer:

The sample space for this experiment contains 1728 elementary events.

Explanation:

Set of aluminum castings = 12

Control inspector randomly selects castings with replacement = 3

so elementary events = 12 * 12 * 12

Elementary events = 1728