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Q: How many ways could you get exactly 2 heads when 3 coins are tossed?
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What is the probability that exactly two coins come up heads when four coins are tossed?

6/16 = 3/8


Three fair coins are tossed determine the probability of the following event exactly two coins land on heads?

The sample space is 23 or 8; which can be listed out as: HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT. There are 2 of the 8 that have exactly 2 heads; so the probability of exactly two coins landing on heads is 2/8 or 1/4.


What is the probability of getting 2 heads when 2 coins are tossed?

The probability of tossing two heads in two coins is 0.25.


Four coins tossed what is the probability of tossing all heads?

If they are fair coins, it is 1/16.


If n coins are tossed simultaneously what is the probability that they are all show heads?

(0.5)n


What is the probability of getting heads on all 2 tosses if a fair coin is tossed 5 times?

With 5 coin tosses there are 32 possible outcomes. 10 of these have exactly 2 heads, and 26 of these have 2 or more heads.For exactly two coins are heads: 10/32 = 31.25%For two or more heads: 26/32 = 81.25%


The probability that both of two tossed coins will come down heads is?

1 chance in 4


If a coin is tossed then what is the probability that the number is 5?

Coins do not have numbers, there is only the probability of heads or tails.


Two coins are tossed What is the probability of both coins are heads?

The probability that both coins are heads is the probability of one coin landing heads multiplied by the probability of the second coin landing heads: (.5) * (.5) = .25 or (1/2) * (1/2) = 1/4


If two ordinary coins are tossed write out a sample space?

Two coins tossed sample space is (H=Heads, T = Tails) as follows. HH, HT, TH, TT is the sample space.


Five coins are tossed How many outcomes have either four heads or four tails?

1/4


What is the getting one tail when two coins are tossed simultaneously?

It is the event that one of the two coins lands showing tails and the other shows heads.