Question

You are flipping two coins. The probability of flipping two heads is 1/4. What is one way this can be calculated?

A. 1/2 subtracted from 1/2
B. 1/2 multiplied by 1/2
C. 1/2 divided by 1/2
D. 1/2 added to 1/2​

Answer 1

B. 1/2 multiplied by 1/2

Explanation:

To find the probability, you would multiply. If you did not know this, you could solve each answer choice to find which one equals 1/4 since the problem already said the probability of flipping two heads is 1/4.

A. 1/2 - 1/2 = 0

B. 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4

C. 1/2 / 1/2 = 1

D. 1/2 +1/2 = 1