document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450883>Question 450883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fair coin is tossed four times. Find the probability of obtaining\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. a head on the first toss and tails on each of the other tosses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Exactly one head? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #310063 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><B>ilana(307)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=310063\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 2*2*2*2=16 possible outcomes of 4 tosses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Only one of the outcomes is favorable- HTTT. So the probability is 1/16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Four outcomes are favorable- HTTT, THTT, TTHT, TTTH. So the probability is 4/16, or 1/4. </SPAN>\n" );
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