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By tossing two coins the possible outcomes are:

  • H & H
  • H & T
  • T & H
  • T & T
Thus the probability of getting exactly 1 head is 2 out 4 or 50%. If the question was what is the probability of getting at least 1 head then the probability is 3 out of 4 or 75%
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