An experiments consists of tossing 4 coins successively. The number of sample points in this experiment is

a. 16
b. 8
c. 4
d. 2

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1 answer

a. 16

Work: The number of sample points in this experiment is equal to the number of possible outcomes. Since there are 4 coins, each coin can have two possible outcomes (heads or tails). Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes is 2^4 = 16.