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You and a friend are playing a game of tossing two coins. If both heads or both are tails, you win. Otherwise, your friend wins. The table shows the possible outcomes. Is this a fair game?

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yes it is a fair game

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yes

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All possible outcomes when flipping two coins are HH, HT, TH, and TT, where H is heads and T is tails. Of these 4 outcomes, 2 make you win and 2 make your friend win. Because you and your friend are equally likely to win the game, it is a far game. Hope this helps!

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