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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?

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Solution probability solution/total solution | Comment 21 of 23 |

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


  Posted by chris on 2005-02-26 07:30:49
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