SOLUTION: Find the probability.
An experiment consists of tossing a quarter, a dime, and a nickel. What is the probability that all three coins come up the same (ie all three come
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Question 255817: Find the probability.
An experiment consists of tossing a quarter, a dime, and a nickel. What is the probability that all three coins come up the same (ie all three come up heads or all three come up tails)?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each has a chance of 1/2 on coming up heads so three all coming up heads is a chance of (1/2)^3 = 1/8
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