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Two kids Goutham and Pavani are fighting for coins. Finally, Goutham won and stole a coin from Pavani's pocket which has four different coins ( a 1 rupee coin, a 2 rupee coin, a 5 rupee coin, a 10 rupee coin). What are the total number of possible outcomes when Goutham tried to steal a coin?


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4

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5

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2

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1

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Solution

The correct option is A

4


As there are four different coins in Pavani's pocket, so there are 4 possible ways in which Goutham can steal a coin i.e. 1 rupee coin, 2 rupee coin, 5 rupee coin, 10 rupee coin. Therefore a total number of possible outcomes are 4.


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