A puzzle has three options and you guess randomly; how many possible outcomes are there?

• A. Two
• B. One
• C. Three
• D. Five

Answer: (C)

Think of it as counting how many distinct results you could observe when there are options to choose from. If there are three options, you could end up with exactly one of three results: option 1, option 2, or option 3. So the number of possible outcomes is three. The fact you’re guessing randomly doesn’t change how many different results exist; it only affects the likelihood of each result (each with probability 1/3 if all options are equally likely). The other numbers don’t fit because they don’t match the actual number of available options.