SOLUTION: Pam has seven coins. She flips each coin once. What is the probability that all coins come up the same?

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Question 1051648: Pam has seven coins. She flips each coin once. What is the probability that all coins come up the same?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that seven consecutive coin flips come up either all heads, or all tails is (1/2)^7, or 1 out of 128, or .0078125. ☺☺☺☺