SOLUTION: What is the probability of tossing 3 coins and getting all tails?
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Question 195659: What is the probability of tossing 3 coins and getting all tails?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P(3 tails) = P(tails AND tails AND tails) = P(tails)* P(tails)*P(tails) = (1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2) = 1/(2*2*2) = 1/8
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