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Problem 8.19 Suppose a player has one red die and one white die. How many outcomes are possible in the 
random experiment of tossing the two dice? Suppose the dice are indistinguishable, how many outcomes are 
possible? 
 
Solution 
The number of possible outcomes is 3666 =× , if distinguishable. 
If the die are indistinguishable then the outcomes are 
 
 (11) (12)…(16) 
 (22)(23)…(26) 
 (33)(34)…(36) 
 (44)(45)(46) 
 (55)(56) 
 (66) 
 
And the number of possible outcomes are 21. 
 
 
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