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Coin tosses are what we call Independent Events, meaning that the results of one toss have no effect on the next toss or any thereafter.

Therefore the probability of each toss is 1/2.

If, however, you want to know the probability of tossing two coins, and each coin landing heads-up, you simply multiply their probabilities together, resulting in 1/4.

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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.


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What is the probability that you toss a head or a tail?

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