3. Compound Events
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The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes.
Number of Parties: 6
Example Tree Diagram:
Keep in mind that there are several ways to make a tree diagram. The part that matters most is that the sample space ends up with all of the possible combinations. Let's draw a tree diagram to represent the situation by pairing each type of activity with each proposed time.
There are 6 different outcomes in the sample space, so there are 6 different birthday parties we can throw.