Three applications for admission to a local university are checked to determine whether each applicant is male or female.The number of sample points in this experiment is
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question

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Each applicant can be either male or female, so for each of the three applicants, there are 2 possibilities. Therefore, the total number of sample points is 2^3 = 8.

Three Applications for Admission to a Local University Are Checked