Question

If you flip two coins, the probability that both will come up heads is _____.

Answer 1

It is a 25% chance of both of them being heads.

Answer 2

Answer:

If you flip two coins, the probability that both will come up heads is 25%.

Explanation:

Probability is the chance that one or more events occur. In this case, the individual event is the coin flip. When you flip a coin, the probability that will come up heads is 0.5 or 50% because you have two choices with the same probability (50% heads, and 50% tails).

However, the question is related to multiple events. The events can be independent (the result of one event does not affect the result of the other) or dependent (the result of one event affects the result of the other). In this, because you are flipping two coins, events are independent; therefore the probability of each event is the same (0.5 or 50%)

To calculate it:

Probability of heads1 x Probability of heads2 = Probability of 2 head

0.5 x 0.5 = 0.25

to convert into a percentage:

(0.25/1) x 100 = 25%