SOLUTION: Four fair coins are tossed at once. If the outcomes are assumed independent, what is the probability that two heads and two tails are obtained?

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Question 384436: Four fair coins are tossed at once. If the outcomes are assumed independent, what is the probability that two heads and two tails are obtained?
Answer by mtmorro(23) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 heads
4 tails
Each is 50/50 so being tails 50% of the time and heads 50% of the time.
50% + 50% = 100% tails that 2 of the 4
50% + 50% = 100% heads of 2 of the 4
with 4 coins tossed fairly there is 100% chance of 2 being heads and 100% chance of 2 being tails. 2/4 2/4 of each evenly.
2/4 tails 2/4 heads