SOLUTION: What is the probability of a flipped coin landing tails up three time in a row?

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Question 1035856: What is the probability of a flipped coin landing tails up three time in a row?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(tails) = 1/2

P(3 tails) = P(tails)*P(tails)*P(tails) = (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/8

Using a calculator, 1/8 = 0.125

Move the decimal over 2 spots to the right to convert to a percentage if necessary: 0.125 = 12.5%

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Final answer as a fraction: 1/8

Final answer as a decimal: 0.125

Final answer as a percent: 12.5% (this can be read as "twelve point five percent" or "twelve and a half percent")