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If two fair coins are flipped, what is the probability that one will come up heads and the other tails?

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Answer:


(1)/(2)

Explanation:

The possibilities are HH, HT, TH, TT, and all are equally likely. Two of the four have one of each coin, so the probability is 2/4=1/2.

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