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A​ penny a​ nickel a​ dime and a quarter are tossed. what is the probability of obtaining four tailsfour tails on the​ tosses?

A​ penny a​ nickel a​ dime and a quarter are tossed. what is the probability of obtaining four tailsfour tails on the​ tosses?
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A​ penny a​ nickel a​ dime and a quarter are tossed. what is the probability of obtaining four tailsfour tails on the​ tosses?

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User Tim Davies
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Probability of a tail for any on coin = 1/2
As the tosses of the 4 coins are independent of each other we multyiply the probs:-
P(4 tails) = 1/2 * 1/2*1/2*1/2 = 1/16
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