Some people are in favor of reducing federal taxes to increase consumer spending and others are against it. Two persons are selected and their opinions are recorded. Assume no one is undecided. Find the number of possible outcomes.

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Finley Woodard

15 December, 02:22

Some people are in favor of reducing federal taxes to increase consumer spending and others are against it. Two persons are selected and their opinions are recorded. Assume no one is undecided. Find the number of possible outcomes.

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Patricia Mayo · Answer 1

4 possible outcomes.

Step-by-step explanation:

For each person, there are two possible outcomes:

They can be in favor of reducing taxes, which i will call event F.

They can be against reducing taxes, which i will call event A.

Two persons are selected and their opinions are recorded. Assume no one is undecided. Find the number of possible outcomes.

Person 1 - Person 2

F - F

F - A

A - F

A - A

These are the four possible outcomes.