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To find the difference between an outcome and a favorable outcome.
Answer to Problem 4CR
An outcome is a possible result of some event occurring. Whereas favorable outcomes are the specific outcomes you are looking for.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
To find the difference between an outcome and a favorable outcome.
An outcome is a possible result of some event occurring. For example, when you flip a coin, “heads” is one outcome; tails is a second outcome. Total outcomes are computed simply by counting all possible outcomes.
Favorable outcomes are the specific outcomes you are looking for.
For flipping a coin and having it comes up heads:
Favorable outcomes=heads, tails=1 favorable outcome
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