document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051169>Question 1051169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the formula to solve the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability of getting a tail and then two heads flipping a fair coin three times.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #666747 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=666747\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you flip the coin 3 times.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the probability of getting a tail on the first toss is 1/2..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the probability of getting a head on the second toss is 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the probability of getting a head on the third toss is 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the probability of getting a tail on the first toss and a head on the second toss and a head on the third toss is 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that would be equal to 1/8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the possible combinations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HHH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HHT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HTH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HTT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TTT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TTH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THH *****\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H represents head.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T represents tail.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 8 possible combinations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "only 1 of them is THH.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THH means tail on the first toss and heads on the second and third toss.\r<BR>\n" );
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