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A fair coin is tossed three times in a row. What is the probability of getting head - tail - head?

A. 0.875
B. 0.625
C. 0.375
D. 0.125

User Francesco Cariaggi
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(0.5)^3 = 0.125
Answer is D
User Cybersam
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probability of heads or tails is .5
so you do (.5)^3 and you get D = 0.125
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