document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44427>Question 44427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are going to be flipping four coins at once:  a penny, a nickel, a dime, and a quarter.  How many ways are there for the four coins to come up?  Also, what is the likelihood of getting four heads on the first toss of each coin?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each coin can come up in two ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Flipping all four at once allows for 2^4= 16  ways they can come up\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likelyhood of a head on a coin is 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likelyhood of 4 heads is (1/2)^4= 1/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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