Question

A coin is tossed 3 times. P(2 heads)
A) 1/8
B) 3/8
C) 1/4
D) 1/2

Answer 1

The probability of getting 2 heads out of 3 coin tosses is 3/8.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a coin is tossed, there are 2 possible outcomes - heads (H) or tails (T). Since the coin is tossed 3 times, the total number of possible outcomes is 2 * 2 * 2 = 8. Out of these outcomes, the number of outcomes with 2 heads is 3 (HHH, HHT, HTH) and the number of tails is 5.

Therefore, the probability of getting 2 heads out of 3 coin tosses is P(2 heads) = 3/8.