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Pr(At least one head in three tosses) = 1 - Pr(No heads in three tosses)

= 1 - Pr(Three tails in three tosses) = 1 - (1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2) = 1 - 1/8 = 7/8 or 0.875 or 87.5%

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