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Brian flips a fair coin 3 times . What is the probability of getting 3 tails?

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Answer:

1/9 is the probability

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Answer:

1/8

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to rule out all the possible outcomes

[HHH], [HHT], [HTT], [TTT], [TTH], [THH], [HTH], [THT]

Since there are 8 possible outcomes and only one of the possible outcomes give us 3 tails, 1 is upon 8 ( 1 / 8 )

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