A takeout menu offers the following choices for its sides: carrots, cole slaw, corn, broccoli, or beans. Each side is equally likely to be selected at random by the next customer.
The next customer randomly chooses one side. How many possible outcomes are there?
There are 5 possible choices for a side dish: carrots, cole slaw, corn, broccoli, or beans. Therefore, there are 5 possible outcomes for the next customer's choice of side dish.
