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You flip a coin twice. What is the probability it lands heads-up both times?

User FrankS
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Answer:


$(1)/(4)

Explanation:

Each time you a flip a coin, there is a
(1)/(2) chance it lands on heads. Therefore, after flipping a coin twice, the probability that it lands on heads both times is:


(1)/(2)\cdot (1)/(2)=\boxed{(1)/(4)}

User Vasu
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Answer: 1/4

Step-by-step explanation: 1/2 chance it shows heads if you do it once so: 1/2 times 1/2

User Joshua Schlichting
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