document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445154>Question 445154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> anita tosses 3 coins. what is the probability that each coin will land tails up? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306724 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306724\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability of tossing a coin and getting a tails? 50:50... or 1/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's assign some of these events a name. Let's call event A the probability that coin 1 will be tails. Let's call event B the probability that coin 2 will be tails. C follows as coin 3. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So what is the probability of P(A and B and C) is what we are asking.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By definition P(A and B and C) = P(A) * P(B) * P(C).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each event is a 1/2 probability so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A and B and C) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29+=+highlight%281%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29+=+highlight%281%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She has a 1/8 chance. </SPAN>\n" );
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