document.write( "Question 637333: IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN 3 COINS FALL? \n" ); document.write( "
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H H H
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\n" ); document.write( "This is 8 ways, which is
\n" ); document.write( "2*2*2
\n" ); document.write( "You multiply because it is
\n" ); document.write( "( 2 choices ) AND ( 2 choices ) AND ( 2 choices )
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\n" ); document.write( "It sounds like the coins are falling all at
\n" ); document.write( "once, and the order doesn't matter, so
\n" ); document.write( "H T T is the same as T T H or T H T , so
\n" ); document.write( "that means the coins can fall in 4 ways
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