SOLUTION: If a coin is flipped three times, what is the probability of the coin landing on TAILS fewer than 2 times? Express your answer as a reduced fraction in the form "A/B"

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Question 765027: If a coin is flipped three times, what is the probability of the coin landing on TAILS fewer than 2 times? Express your answer as a reduced fraction in the form "A/B"

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a coin is flipped three times, what is the probability of the coin landing on TAILS fewer than 2 times? Express your answer as a reduced fraction in the form "A/B"
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Binomial Problem with n = 3 and p(tail) = 1/2
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P(0<=x<=1) = binomcdf(3,0.5,1) = 1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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