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A fair coin is flipped 4 times. What is the probability that at least two heads are flipped?

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60% chance or 3/5 probability

Here are the different probabilities by flipping the coin 4 times. H=heads T=tails

HHHH HHHT HHTT HTTT TTTT

1/5 1/5 1/5 not 1/5 not 1/5

If there are 2 or more heads in one of these pairs that pair is 1/5 of the total pairs.

3/5 probability that there will be 2 or more heads flipped, or 60%

P.S- it is also a 3/5 chance for 2 or more tails to be flipped also.

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