Suppose you flip a coin three times.
What is the probability of getting exactly one heads?
the chance (roughly) of flipping three coins and getting exactly one head is either;
IMPOSSIBLE: If u flipped three coins u could get 1 heads AND 2 tails, the question states
"What is the probability of getting EXACTLY one heads? "
(wrong grammer but who cares) is impossible because youu wouldn't get EXACTLY one head, you would get one head AND 2 tails.
OR
the probability of getting 1 head and 2 tails is 25%
1/4 (one outof six)
possible coin combinations are:
all heads, all tails, 2 heads 1 tail, 2 tails 1 head.
depending on how the question is answered, depends on the answer. good problem though at first seems simple actualy is SLIGHTLY more complex than at first glimpse
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Posted by chris
on 2005-02-26 07:30:49 |