SOLUTION: if you toss a coin 3 times, what is the probability that you will get 3 heads?

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Question 240627: if you toss a coin 3 times, what is the probability that you will
get 3 heads?
Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probablility of getting a head on a single coin toss is 1 out of 2, or 1/2.

If you toss the coin three successive times, each toss is INDEPENDENT of the previous tosses, so the probability is the PRODUCT of the probabilities, which is
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Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired