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Fundamental Principle of Counting

Example 2

How many elements are there in the experiment of tossing 2 dice?


Solution

The given experiment can be divided into two operations, tossing the first die and tossing the second die. Both operations give 6 possible outcomes.

Thus, 6·6=36. There are 36 elements in the sample space.