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Each penny independently has a 50% chance of landing on heads, one-in-two.
So our possibilities for one flip are:
H
T
For two flips:
HT HH
HT TT
Meaning that for two flips we're down to 1/4. 1/2 of the time the first one comes up heads, and 1/2 of those times, the second one will do. 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4The third flip will be the same way:
HTH HTT HHT HHH
HTH TTT HTH TTH
Again, only in the case where we already have 2 heads is it possible to get another heads and still have all heads. Therefore, only half of the ones where there were already two heads will be three heads.
1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8 of the time. There is a 12.5% chance of all heads.
Michael Scalise
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What is the probability of the coin landing heads up twice and tails up one?
What is the chance of it landing on heads twice in a row?
What is the probability of flipping three coins and all of them land up on heads?
The probability of the first coin landing heads is half (or 1/2). Similarly, the probability of the second and third coins landing heads are also 1/2 in each case. Therefore, the probability of having three heads is: (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = (1/8)
What is the probability of flipping a coin three times and it landing on heads all three times?
1/8. The probability of flipping a coin three times and it landing on head is 1/2, as a coin only has two sides. You flip a coin three times, therefore the answer is (1/2)^3 = 1/8.
What is the decimal of the odds of a coin being flipped three times coming up heads?
Each time you flip a coin, the probability of a given outcome is1/2. This is multiplied by itself every time you repeat the flip. three times: 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8 decimal: .125The probability of a fair coin landing heads up is: P(H) = 1/2The probability of a fair coin landing heads up three times is: P(HHH) = (1/2)3 = 1/8= 0.125 = 12.5%One eighth or 12.5%
What is the probability if you flip 3 coins and get three heads?
12.5%
What is the probability of the coin landing heads up twice and tails up one?
What is the chance of it landing on heads twice in a row?
What is the probability of flipping three coins and all of them land up on heads?
The probability of the first coin landing heads is half (or 1/2). Similarly, the probability of the second and third coins landing heads are also 1/2 in each case. Therefore, the probability of having three heads is: (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = (1/8)
What is the probability that a coin that is tossed 10 times what is the probability of it landing on heads 10 times?
The probability is 0.09766%.Each toss has a ½ chance to be heads. To combine probabilities use multiply them. So the probability to get two heads out of two tosses is ½ * ½, and three heads out of three tosses is ½ * ½ * ½. So the exact answer is 0.5^10
What is the probability of a penny landing on heads?
Simple question, difficult answer. It depends on how many times you want the penny to land on heads. The probability of a penny landing on heads once is 1 in 2. For it to land on heads twice is 1 in 4, for three times it is 1 in 8, and so on and so forth.
What is the probability of flipping a coin three times and it landing on heads all three times?
1/8. The probability of flipping a coin three times and it landing on head is 1/2, as a coin only has two sides. You flip a coin three times, therefore the answer is (1/2)^3 = 1/8.
When a coin is tossed three times what is the probability of getting at most two heads?
The opposite of getting at most two heads is getting three heads. The probability of getting three heads is (1/2)^2, which is 1/8. The probability of getting at most two heads is then 1 - 1/8 which is 7/8.
What is the decimal of the odds of a coin being flipped three times coming up heads?
Each time you flip a coin, the probability of a given outcome is1/2. This is multiplied by itself every time you repeat the flip. three times: 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8 decimal: .125The probability of a fair coin landing heads up is: P(H) = 1/2The probability of a fair coin landing heads up three times is: P(HHH) = (1/2)3 = 1/8= 0.125 = 12.5%One eighth or 12.5%
What is the probability if you flip 3 coins and get three heads?
12.5%
What is the probability of obtaining three heads?
Probably 3/4
What is the probability of not tossing three heads with three fair coins?
The probability of something NOT happening is the complement of the probability of something happening. Since the probability that you DO have 3 heads is 1/8 (that is, 1/2 cubed), the complement is 1 - 1/8 = 7/8.
If you have a fair coin and number cube find the theoretical probability of the landing of heads and the rolling of three?
Prob of heads = 1/2 Prob of 3 = 1/6 Prob of both = 1/2 x 1/6 = 1/12
Three fair coins are tossed determine the probability of the following event exactly two coins land on heads?
The sample space is 23 or 8; which can be listed out as: HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT. There are 2 of the 8 that have exactly 2 heads; so the probability of exactly two coins landing on heads is 2/8 or 1/4.
