A box contains a few red,a few black,and a few white marbles.Two marbles are randomly drawn from this box and the color of these marbles is observed.The total number of outcomes for this experiment is
A)3
B)6
C)9
D)you can't tell until you know exactly how many marbles are in the box

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The total number of outcomes is 9 because each marble can be red, black, or white, leading to combinations like (red, red), (red, black), (red, white), (black, red), (black, black), (black, white), (white, red), (white, black), and (white, white).

A Box Contains a Few Red,a Few Black,and a Few