SOLUTION: An experiment consists of tossing 2 fair coins, a penny and a nickel. Find the probability that both coins will land the same way. (write your answer as a fraction)
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Question 417181: An experiment consists of tossing 2 fair coins, a penny and a nickel. Find the probability that both coins will land the same way. (write your answer as a fraction)
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An experiment consists of tossing 2 fair coins, a penny and a nickel. Find the probability that both coins will land the same way. (write your answer as a fraction)
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Sample space: pp,pn,np,nn
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Ans: 2/4 = 1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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