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What is the probability of getting two heads if you flip two fair coins? answer as a simplified fraction ​

User FBronner
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Answer:
(1)/(4)

Explanation:

use probability

the chances of you getting heads on a coin is 50% therefore, flipping two coins is just


(1)/(2) * (1)/(2)= (1)/(4)

User Ashish Dwivedi
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Answer:

the probability of getting two heads is 1/4

Explanation:

H = (HH) => n(H) = 1

n(S) = 4

P(E) = number of favourable outcomes/total number of outcomes = n(E) / n (S)

PH = n(H)/n(S)

= 1/4

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