SOLUTION: .You flip a coin three times. (a) What is the probability of getting heads on only one of your flips? (b) What is the probability of getting heads on at least one &#642

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Question 1038582: .You flip a coin three times. (a) What is the probability of getting heads on only one of your flips? (b) What is the probability of getting heads on at least one flip?
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
one head on one of your 3 tosses = 1 - (1/2)^3 = 7/8 or 87.5%
At least one head in 3 tosses = 1 - (1/2)^3 = 7/8 or 87.5%

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