Question

Think about the possible results when you toss two coins:

In how many ways can a match occur?
In how many ways can a no match occur?
Based on the number of ways each result can occur, do a match and a no-match have the same chance of occurring?

Answer 1

it's a 50 50 chance that the coin will land on heads or tails

Answer 2

A match occurs in 2 ways: HH,TT

No match occurs in 2 ways: HT, TH

A match and No mach clealy have the same chance of occurring: 1/4 +1/4 = 1/2

Explanation:

1/4 = HH

1/4 = HT

1/4 = TH

1/4 = TT