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A coin is tossed nine times what is the probability of getting all tails express your answer as a simplified fraction or decimal rounded to four decimal places

A coin is tossed nine times what is the probability of getting all tails express your-example-1

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The probability of getting a tail on each toss is:


(1)/(2)

Since there is only one way of getting all tails, it follows that the required probability is given by:


((1)/(2))^9\approx0.0020

Hence, the required probability is approximately 0.0020

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