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45. Nicolas tosses a coin three times. If headsappears at least once, he wins. Otherwise, heloses to his friend Manny. How much greateris the probability that Nicolas will wincompared to Manny winning?
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45. Nicolas tosses a coin three times. If headsappears at least once, he wins. Otherwise, heloses to his friend Manny. How much greateris the probability that Nicolas will wincompared to Manny winning?

45. Nicolas tosses a coin three times. If headsappears at least once, he wins. Otherwise-example-1
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The probability that Nicolas will win is 7/8, since there is a 7/8 chance that he will get heads to appear once. That means that the probability that Manny will win is 1/8.

7/8-1/8=6/8=3/4


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