document.write( "Question 1153771: A coin is tossed three times. Find the probability of:\r
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document.write( "The sample space is this set of 8 elements\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1.   TTT\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2.   TTH\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.   THT\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4.   THH\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5.   HTT\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6.   HTH\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7.   HHT\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8.   HHH\r\n" );
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document.write( "(a)  Favorable set (a) is  n1, n4, n6, n7.   In all, there are 4 favorable elements.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Therefore,  P =  =  =  in this case.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  Favorable set (b) is  n8, n2, n3, n5.   In all, there are 4 favorable elements.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Therefore,  P =  =  =  in this case.      ANSWER   \r\n" );
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