Answer
a. Only one person owns an iPad= {YN, NY} compound event.
b. At least one person owns an iPad= {YY, YN, NY} compound event.
c. At most one person owns an iPad = {YN,NY,NN} compound event.
d. The first person owns an iPad and the second does not = {YN} simple event.
Work Step by Step
This experiment has four outcomes, which are listed below:
YY = Both adults own an iPad
YN = The first adult owns an iPad but the second adult does not
NY = The first adult does not own an iPad but the second adult does
NN = Both adults own an iPad
a. Only one person owns an iPad= {YN, NY}
Since this event includes two outcomes, it is a compound event.
b. At least one person owns an iPad= {YY, YN, NY}
Since this event includes three outcomes, it is a compound event.
c. At most one person owns an iPad = {YN,NY,NN}
Since this event includes three outcomes, it is a compound event.
d. The first person owns an iPad and the second does not = {YN}
Since this event includes one outcome, it is a simple event.
