A vet treats dogs (D), cats (C), birds (B), hamsters (H), and reptiles (R). A veterinary assistant randomly selects a patient’s file.

Question

What is the sample space for this experiment?

Responses

S={C, B, H, R}
S equals C comma B comma H comma R right curly bracket

S={D}
S equals left curly bracket D right curly bracket

S={D, B, H}
S equals left curly bracket D comma B comma H right curly bracket

S={D, C, B, H, R}

Answer 1

The sample space for the experiment consists of all possible outcomes. In this case, the possible patients that the veterinary assistant could randomly select are dogs (D), cats (C), birds (B), hamsters (H), and reptiles (R).

Thus, the correct sample space is:

S = {D, C, B, H, R}