Which of these sortition methods can be used to select a person for a certain task from among 24 candidates? Throw 2 dice. Assign a combination (for example 5-6) to each candidate. Flip a coin 5 times. Assign a sequence (for example H-T-H-H-T) to each candidate. Roll a dice 1 time and flip a coin 2 times. Assign a sequence (for example 4-H-T) to each candidate. Flip a coin and roll 2 dice. Assign a sequence (for example H-3-4) to each candidate.

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Glenn Beasley

Mathematics

20 September, 16:17

Which of these sortition methods can be used to select a person for a certain task from among 24 candidates? Throw 2 dice. Assign a combination (for example 5-6) to each candidate. Flip a coin 5 times. Assign a sequence (for example H-T-H-H-T) to each candidate. Roll a dice 1 time and flip a coin 2 times. Assign a sequence (for example 4-H-T) to each candidate. Flip a coin and roll 2 dice. Assign a sequence (for example H-3-4) to each candidate.

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Devin Villanueva · Answer 1

Rolling 1 die and flipping a coin 2 times would be the correct method.

There are 24 candidates so we need an experiment that has 24 different outcomes. To find the total number of outcomes, you multiply the number of outcomes for each individual part of the trial.

A dice has 6 outcomes and each coin has 2.

6 x 2 x 2 = 24