Go to lesson page Problem If you flip three fair coins, what is the probability that you'll get a head on the first flip, a tail

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Go to lesson page Problem If you flip three fair coins, what is the probability that you'll get a head on the first flip, a tail

on the second flip, and another head on the third flip?

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ikadub [295] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-05T20:34:23+03:00

ikadub [295]3 years ago

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The probability of any particular sequence of N flips of a fair coin is 2^(-N).

Your probability of the given sequence of 3 coin flips is
2^-3 = 1/8