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Flipping a coin (Posted on 2003-05-20) Difficulty: 1 of 5
Suppose you flip a coin three times.

What is the probability of getting exactly one heads?

See The Solution Submitted by Tim Axoy    
Rating: 2.7647 (17 votes)

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Solution probability | Comment 20 of 23 |
((1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2))+((1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2))+((1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2))=
1/8+1/8+1/8= 3/8

The probability is 3/8 or .375

  Posted by logischer Verstand on 2004-05-31 12:49:14
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