Question

Three coins are tossed. Each coin has a Head and a Tail. Find the probability of getting three tails. Write answers as a simplified FRACTION.

Answer 1

1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/8

1/8

Explanation:

Answer 2

Your answer would be 1/8.

The probability for getting a tail one time would be 1/2 because there are only 2 sides of a coin. Since tossing one coin doesn't affect the outcome of tossing the other coins, the probability for getting a tail on all of the coins is 1/2 each. We want this to happen 3 times, so the answer would be 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 = 1/8.

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