Iris is playing a game at the school carnival. There is a box of marbles, and each box has a white, a green, a red, and an orange marble. There is also a spinner separated into 4 equal sections. How many outcomes are in the sample space for pulling a marble out of the box and spinning the spinner?

A. 9
B. 8
C. 16
D. 18

Question

Iris is playing a game at the school carnival. There is a box of marbles, and each box has a white, a green, a red, and an orange marble. There is also a spinner separated into 4 equal sections. How many outcomes are in the sample space for pulling a marble out of the box and spinning the spinner?

A. 9
B. 8
C. 16
D. 18

mehek14 · Answer

how many marbles?
how many sections on the spinner?

mehek14 · Answer

@LilyWinter ?

anonymous · Answer

4 marbles and 4 sections @Mehek14

anonymous · Answer

do i then add 4+4 and get 16 as my answer? @Mehek14

vocaloid · Answer

not quite, you would multiply the two numbers to get the sample space

4*4 = ?

anonymous · Answer

yes that's what i meant in order to get 16 @Vocaloid

vocaloid · Answer

yes, that's correct.

anonymous · Answer

thank you! ❤