document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=763115>Question 763115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! A coin is flipped three times. Let A be the event that the outcome of the first flip is a heads. Let B be the be the event that the outcomes of second and third flips are both tails..Show formula Please help me! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #464502 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><B>DrBeeee(684)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><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=464502\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The  P(htt) = (1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2) or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(htt) = 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In fact the probability for any of the 8 possible sequence of 3 coin flips is 1/8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is: P(hhh) = P(hht) = P(hth) = P(htt) = P(thh) = P(tht) = P(tth) = P(ttt) = 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is because it is equally likely to flip a head or tail. </SPAN>\n" );
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