If a coin is flipped and the spinner is spun, how many total possible outcomes are there? Explain. There are 5 numbers on the spinner with each section equal. The numbers are 1,2,3,4,5.

Answer 1

When flipping a coin, there are 2 possible outcomes: heads or tails. When spinning the spinner, there are 5 possible outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

To find the total possible outcomes when both a coin is flipped and the spinner is spun, you multiply the number of outcomes for each event. So, there are 2 outcomes for the coin flip and 5 outcomes for spinning the spinner.

2 (coin flip outcomes) x 5 (spinner outcomes) = 10 total possible outcomes.

Therefore, there are a total of 10 possible outcomes when both a coin is flipped and the spinner is spun.