Each customer entering a department store will either buy or not buy some merchandise. An experiment consists of following 3 customers and determining whether or not they purchase any merchandise. The number of sample points in this experiment is
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question

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Each customer has 2 possible outcomes: buy or not buy. For 3 customers, the total number of sample points is 2^3 = 8.

Each Customer Entering a Department Store Will Either Buy or Not