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Luck of the flip, but they do not always land heads up.

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How many ways can 10 pennies land?

Ten pennies lined up in a line can show the same number of heads/tails patternsas the highest binary number you can count to with ten bits.That's 1,024 .


What are the chances you are going to toss 2 pennies 20 times how many times do you expect the 2 pennies will come up 2 heads?

Each time you toss two pennies, there are four ways they can land: H H H T T H T T One of the four ways is (Heads - Heads), so the probability of 2 heads is 1/4 or 25% . If the pennies are 'fair' (not loaded), and you toss them a large number of times, you should expect 2 heads roughly 1/4 of the time. Out of 20 tosses, that's 5 times. But don't bet on it.


When you toss a coin the probability that it will land heads up is 25 percent?

No, when you toss a coin there is a 50 percent chance it will land heads up.


When tossing 5 coins simultaneously what is the probability one will land heads up?

The probability that exactly one will land heads up is 0.15625


If you toss a coin 48 times how many times is it likely to land tails up?

There are two answers to this question. If it can only land on heads or tails up, then there is a 50% chance ( or half a chance) it will land heads up, but that's not necessarily true. But, if it can land on heads, tails, or sides, then there is a 16% chance it will land tails up.


If 9.2 billion pennies made in 1997 what are the odds of finding one in the street heads up?

No matter how many or few pennies were made, if you find one in the street, it must be eitheer head up or tail up.


What has 50 heads and tails?

A roll of pennies (there are 50 pennies to a roll).


What is the probability that when a coin is tossed it will land heads up?

50%


What is the probability that a coin tossed in the land with heads up?

It is 0.5


If you flip 10 pennies all at the same time, what is the probability that exactly 3 will come up heads and 7 will come up tails?

It is 0.1172


Why do people put a penny under carpets?

Pennies under the carpet are for good luck when moving into a new home, you would put pennies heads up so you could be blessed with luck in your new home.


If you flip 10 pennies all at the same time what is the probability that exactly 3 will come up heads and 7 will come up tail?

10C3(0.5)^10