SOLUTION: IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN 3 COINS FALL?

Question 637333: IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN 3 COINS FALL?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
H H H
T T T
H T T
H H T
T H T
H T H
T T H
H H T
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This is 8 ways, which is
2*2*2
You multiply because it is
( 2 choices ) AND ( 2 choices ) AND ( 2 choices )
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It sounds like the coins are falling all at
once, and the order doesn't matter, so
H T T is the same as T T H or T H T , so
that means the coins can fall in 4 ways
H H H
T T T
H H T
T T H
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