Below is a sample space for a family with 3 children. BGG stands for the oldest child being a boy, the middle child a girl, and the youngest a girl. Use the sample space to answer the question: How many outcomes are in the sample space?

Sample Space
BBB
BBG
BGB
BGG
GBB
GBG
GGB
GGG

please help me to answer this..

How many combinations do you see?

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You're welcome, Cheril.

To answer the question, "How many outcomes are in the sample space?", you need to count the number of outcomes listed in the sample space.

In this case, the sample space consists of the possible combinations of genders for the three children. Looking at the list, there are 8 outcomes in the sample space:

1. BBB (oldest boy, middle boy, youngest boy)
2. BBG (oldest boy, middle boy, youngest girl)
3. BGB (oldest boy, middle girl, youngest boy)
4. BGG (oldest boy, middle girl, youngest girl)
5. GBB (oldest girl, middle boy, youngest boy)
6. GBG (oldest girl, middle boy, youngest girl)
7. GGB (oldest girl, middle girl, youngest boy)
8. GGG (oldest girl, middle girl, youngest girl)

Therefore, there are 8 outcomes in the sample space for this family with 3 children.