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If you throw a single fair coin multiple times, the probability of getting NO head is:For 1 throw: 1/2
For 2 throws: 1/2 squared = 1/4
For 3 throws: 1/2 cubed = 1/8
etc.
The probability of getting AT LEAST ONE head is the complement; for example, for 3 throws, it would be 1 minus 1/8.
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∙ 6y agoThe probability of at least one head when you toss an unspecified number of coins an unspecified number of times is indeterminate.
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What is the probability of flipping a head when you roll a coin 3 times?
If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8
If you were to flip a coin 4 times what is the probability of getting heads at least one time?
As the question is "what is the probability of getting at least one head" the correct way to answer this is to ask what is the probability of not getting any heads and then subtract this from 1.The probability of not getting a head in 4 flips = 0.54 (i.e. 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5) = 1/16.Therefore the probability of getting at least one head is 1 - 1/16 = 15/16.
What is the probability of getting at least one head if 2 quarters were tossed?
It is 0.75
What is the probability of getting at least one head if two coins were flipped?
Let put the question in an other way : obtaining at least one head is the contrary of obtaining two tails at the same time. The probability to obtain one tail with first coin is 1/2, the probability to obtain one tail with the other is also 1/2, so the probability to obtain one tail on each coin is 1/2x1/2 = 1/4 Thus the probability to obtain at least one head is 1-1/4=3/4
What is the probability of obtaining at least one head when a coin is flipped four times?
The probability of obtaining 4 tails when a coin is flipped 4 times is: P(4T) = (1/2)4 = 1/16 = 0.0625 Then, the probability of obtaining at least 1 head when a coin is flipped 4 times is: P(at least 1 head) = 1 - 1/16 = 15/16 = 0.9375
What is the probability of flipping a head when you roll a coin 3 times?
If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8If it is a fair coin, the probability of getting at least one Head from 3 flips is 7/8
What is the probability of tossing a coin 9 times and getting at least one head?
The probability is 0.998
When tossing 5 coins simultaneously what is the probability that at least 1 head is showing?
Probability of no heads = (0.5)^5 = 0.03125Probability of at least one head = 1 - probability of no heads = 1 - 0.03125 = 0.96875
You toss 3 coins What is the probability that you get exactly 2 heads given that you get at least one head?
you toss 3 coins what is the probability that you get exactly 2 heads given that you get at least one head?
When tossing 5 coins simultaneously find the probability that at least 1 head is showing.?
This is easiest to solve by working out the probability that no heads show and subtracting this from 1 to give the probability that at least one head shows: Assuming unbiased coins which won't land and stay on their edge, the probability of head = probability of tail = ½ → probability no heads = probability 5 tails = ½^5 = 1/32 → probability of at least one head = 1 - 1/32 = 31/32 = 0.96875 = 96.875 % = 96 7/8 %
If you were to flip a coin 4 times what is the probability of getting heads at least one time?
As the question is "what is the probability of getting at least one head" the correct way to answer this is to ask what is the probability of not getting any heads and then subtract this from 1.The probability of not getting a head in 4 flips = 0.54 (i.e. 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5) = 1/16.Therefore the probability of getting at least one head is 1 - 1/16 = 15/16.
What is the probability of getting at least one head if 2 quarters were tossed?
It is 0.75
A coin is tossed 10 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
Assuming that it is a fair coin, the probability is 0.9990
What is the probibility of getting one head if a coin is flipped three times?
It depends on whether you mean exactly one head or at least one head. There are 8 possible outcomes: TTT, TTH, THH, HHH, HHT, HTT, HTH, THT For at least one head, the probability is 7/8, for exactly one head, the probability is 3/8.
What is the probability of getting at least one head if two coins were flipped?
Let put the question in an other way : obtaining at least one head is the contrary of obtaining two tails at the same time. The probability to obtain one tail with first coin is 1/2, the probability to obtain one tail with the other is also 1/2, so the probability to obtain one tail on each coin is 1/2x1/2 = 1/4 Thus the probability to obtain at least one head is 1-1/4=3/4
What are the odds in favor of getting at least one head in 3 consecutive flips of a coin?
>>> 1:7 (or, if you like probability, 87.5%)I disagree. There are four possible combinations of three tosses (where order does not matter):HHHHHTHTTTTTThree of these combinations will show at least one head - only by throwing three tails will you not throw at least one head.Thus, the probability of throwing at least one head in three flips is 75%.
You flipped a coin two times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
With two flips of a coin you can get two heads, two tails, a head and a tail, or a tail and a head. There are a total of four different possible outcomes, and three of them have at least one head. That's 3 out of 4, or 3/4ths. It's also 0.75 which is the probability of getting at least one head with two flips of a coin. Note that as we use the term probability here, it is zero (no chance it can happen at all), or one (it must happen), or something in between. A probability appears in the form of a fraction or decimal, and has no units attached to it.
