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What is the probability of tossing a coin three times and getting heads
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Answer:

probability of tossing a coin 3 times and getting heads each time is 1/8

Explanation:

A coin has 2 sides (heads and tails) therefore you have a 50% chance of getting either heads or tails for each toss. Therefore, the probability of getting heads for 1 toss is 1/2. Now, tossing it 3 times and getting heads each time essentially means you would have to do (1/2)×(1/2)×(1/2) which would give you 1/8 as the probability of tossing a coin 3 times and getting heads each time.

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