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If you flip three fair coins, what is the probability that you'll get heads on the first two flips and tails on the last flip?

User Freez
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Answer:

1/8

Explanation:

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User Torben Knerr
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First of all, we know that the coin has two sides - head and tail, do
P(landing on head) first time:
1/2
P(landing on head) second time:
1/2
P(landing on tail) last flip:
1/2. As a result, the probability that you'll get heads on the first two flips and tails on the last flip is 1/2×1/2×1/2=1/8. Hope it help!
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