Question

If a coin is tossed 5 times, and then a standard six-sided die is rolled 4 times, and finally a group of three cards are drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement, how many different outcomes are possible?

Answer 1

Answer:  5,499,187,200

Step-by-step explanation:

A coin is tossed 5 times.  

There are two options (heads or tails) so the possible outcomes are: 2⁵

A six-sided die is rolled 4 times.

There are six options so the possible outcomes are: 6⁴

A group of 3 cards are drawn (without replacement).

The first outcome has 52 options, the second has 51 options, and the third has 50 options: 52 x 51 x 50

Now if we want the coin AND the die AND the cards, we have to multiply all of their possible outcomes:

     2⁵ x   6⁴  x  52 x 51 x 50

=   32 x 1296 x 132,600

=  5,499,187,200