SOLUTION: A coin is loaded so that the probability of a head occurring on a single toss is 5/6. In three tosses of the coin, what is the probability of getting all heads or tails? The pr

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Question 871721: A coin is loaded so that the probability of a head occurring on a single toss is 5/6. In three tosses of the coin, what is the probability of getting all heads or tails?
The probability of all heads or tails is?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p(heads) = 5/6
3 tosses
P(all Heads 0r All tails) = (5/6)^3 + (1/6)^3

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