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What is the probability that you will flip a heads all 3 times?

What is the probability that you will flip a heads all 3 times?-example-1
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We have:

outcomes of a coin: 2

The probability of flip head one time is:


P(H)=(1)/(2)

Therefore the probability of flip a head all 3 times is given by:


P(HHH)=(1)/(2)\cdot(1)/(2)\cdot(1)/(2)=(1)/(8)

Answer:


\begin{equation*} (1)/(2)\cdot(1)/(2)\cdot(1)/(2)=(1)/(8) \end{equation*}

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