SOLUTION: IF A FAIR COIN IS FLIPPED 3 TIMES, THE ODDS IN FAVOR OF GETTING ALL HEADS IS GIVEN AS .......; AND.......? MY WORKING: 1/2 X 1/2 X 1/2 = 1/2 = 1:2 ?????

Question 419384: IF A FAIR COIN IS FLIPPED 3 TIMES, THE ODDS IN FAVOR OF GETTING ALL HEADS IS GIVEN AS .......; AND.......?

MY WORKING:
1/2 X 1/2 X 1/2 = 1/2 = 1:2 ?????
Found 2 solutions by sudhanshu_kmr, MathLover1:
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

probability that all heads i.e P(A) = 1/2 *1/2*1/2 = 1/8
P'(A) = 7/8
odds in favour of getting all heads = P(A)/P'(A)
=1/7

Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

umber of Favourable/Favorable Choices = 1 {(H, H, H)}
⇒=>
tossing a coin three times,
Total No. of Possible Choices = 2 � 2 � 2
Total number of possible choices for the three flips:

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