A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its color. What is the sample space for this experiment?
A) {80}
B) {20, 25, 35}
C) {red, yellow, orange}
D) $\{ 1 / 4,5 / 16,7 / 16 \}$

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The sample space for this experiment is the set of all possible outcomes, which are the colors of the candies: red, yellow, and orange.

A Bag of Colored Candies Contains 20 Red, 25 Yellow {1/4,5/16,7/16}\{ 1 / 4,5 / 16,7 / 16 \}{1/4,5/16,7/16}

A Bag of Colored Candies Contains 20 Red, 25 Yellow $\{ 1 / 4,5 / 16,7 / 16 \}$