SOLUTION: If a coin was tossed four times, what is the probability that the coin will land on heads at least one of those times?
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Question 372563: If a coin was tossed four times, what is the probability that the coin will land on heads at least one of those times?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Work the problem backwards.
Find the probability that the coin will only land tails each time.
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P(4 tails)+P(not 4 tails)=1
P(not 4 tails)=P(at least one head)=1-P(4 tails)
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