alleryThe principle for two events can be generalised to how many events?
AAny fictional number
BAny fractional number
CAny frequent number
DAny finite number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Any finite number
1. The principle is first stated for two events happening in turn.
2. Nothing about the argument depends on there being only two.
3. The principle can be generalised for any finite number of events.
4. For three events the ways simply multiply again.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 6 'Permutations and Combinations'_
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