Four applications for admission to a local university are checked, and it is determined whether each applicant is male or female. The number of sample points in this experiment is
A) 2.
B) 4.
C) 16.
D) 8.

Question

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Each applicant can be either male or female, so there are 2 possible outcomes for each application. Therefore, the total number of sample points, or possible outcomes, is 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16.

Four Applications for Admission to a Local University Are Checked