Chapter 13.1, Problem 9PPS

To determine

To represent sample space where meeting time can be on Monday or Thursday at 5 PM or 6 PM.

Answer to Problem 9PPS

(i) Organized List

{M,5},{M,6},{T,5},{T,6}

(ii) Table

Outcomes	5	6
Monday	M,5	M,6
Thursday	T,5	T,6

(iii) Tree Diagram

  

Explanation of Solution

Given information: An event where meeting time can be on Monday or Thursday at 5 PM or 6 PM.

Explanation-

Let M represent the event that meeting is on Monday.

Let T represent the event that meeting is on Thursday.

Let 5 & 6 represent timings as 5PM and 6 PM.

On choosing between the meeting days & timings, the sample space will be represented as-

1. Sample Space using an organized list-
{M,5},{M,6},{T,5},{T,6}
2. Sample Space using a table will be represented as-

Outcomes	5	6
Monday	M,5	M,6
Thursday	T,5	T,6

3. Sample Space using a tree diagram will be represented as-