Question

A fair coin will be tossed 3 times. What is the probability that one heads and two tails in any order will result?

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

When you toss a coin three times, these are all the possible outcomes:

HHH

HHT

HTH

HTT <----- desired outcome

THH

THT <----- desired outcome

TTH <----- desired outcome

TTT

There are 3 desired outcomes out of a possible 8 outcomes.

Answer: 3/8