SOLUTION: A coin is tossed 3 times and let X be the number of heads appearing. The probability that 1 head will appear is?

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Question 1117491: A coin is tossed 3 times and let X be the number of heads appearing. The probability that 1 head will appear is?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Shin123:
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The complement probability is the probability to have the reverse side in all 3 tosses, which is equal to   = .


Therefore, the probability under the question is   = .



Answer by Shin123(626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are possible incomes. And there are 3 incomes that have exactly 1 head (1st coin has head,2nd has head,or 3rd makes head). Therefore, the probability is . The other tutor @ikleyn thought of the probability of at least 1 head, but the problem clearly questions about the probability of

1

head.

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