Acoin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How manypossible outcomes are there?

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Whena coin is tossed once, the number of outcomes is 2 (Head and tail)i.e., in each throw, the number of ways of showing a different faceis 2.
Thus,by multiplication principle, the required number of possible outcomesis 2 ×2 ×2 = 8

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Acoin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How manypossible outcomes are there?

Whena coin is tossed once, the number of outcomes is 2 (Head and tail)i.e., in each throw, the number of ways of showing a different faceis 2.Thus,by multiplication principle, the required number of possible outcomesis 2 ×2 ×2 = 8

Whena coin is tossed once, the number of outcomes is 2 (Head and tail)i.e., in each throw, the number of ways of showing a different faceis 2.
Thus,by multiplication principle, the required number of possible outcomesis 2 ×2 ×2 = 8