Destiny B.

asked • 05/05/22

A coin and two dice are thrown. How many different combinations can be formed from this event?

The answers are:

A. 72

B. 60

C. 64

D. 36

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Did you make a table of the possible combinations?
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Destiny B.

yea i got the answer 72 is that right?
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Paul M.

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Then what is your problem or question?
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Destiny B.

well i didnt know the answer at the time but then i got the answer 72 but i still didnt know if that was right because if not then i wanted to be corrected so i understood how to do it
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Hi Destiny! Your answer of 72 is indeed correct. The number of possible combinations for a single coin flip is 2, and the number of possible combinations for a single dice throw is 6. Since each throw is independent, you can find the number of different combinations by multiplying each individual probability, giving you 2 * 6 * 6 = 72!
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Each die has 6 sides meaning each can be rolled as 1, 2, 3,4,5, or 6. So, 6 possibilities for the first die and another 6 possibilities for the other die. 6x6=36 combinations for the DICE alone. Now the coin has 2 possibilities, those being heads or tails.


36x2=72 combinations for 2 dice and one coin.

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