(Q9) Think of 5 situations with equally likely events and find the sample space.

Answer :

a) Tossing a coin: Getting a tail or head when a coin is tossed. (Tails-T,Head-H)

Sample space = {, }.

b) Getting an even or odd number when a die is rolled.(Write accending order)

Sample space = {, , , , , }.

c) Winning a game of shuttle.

Sample space = {, }.

d) Picking a black or blue ball from a bag containing 3 blue balls and 3 blackballs = {, }.

e) Drawing a blue coloured card or black coloured card from a deck of cards = {, }.