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If you have two pennies, the probability of both coming up heads when flipped is _____.

1/4
1/2
3/4
0/4

User Anxo P
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It's 1/4. ur possible outcomes are:
H H
T T
H T
T H
there are four possible outcomes and H H is what ur looking for. so it's 1/4
User Geofflane
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there are four side to 2 pennies
both (2) coming up head out all the side (4)
there is a 2/4 chance then simplify by dividing by 2/2 and get ½
so you have ½ chance of both becoming heads

Hope this helps :D
User Rukiya
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