SOLUTION: 3 coins what is the probability of tossing 2 heads and a tail?

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Question 757706: 3 coins what is the probability of tossing 2 heads and a tail?
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With three coins, the 8 possible outcomes are:

H H H
H H T *
H T H *
H T T
T H H *
T H T
T T H
T T T

Three of these outcomes are two heads and a tail. The probability of anything is the number of successful outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 coins what is the probability of tossing 2 heads and a tail?
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# of ways to get 1 tail on 3 coins: 3
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# of possible outcomes for 3 tosses: 2^3 = 8
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P(1 head and 2 tails) = 3/8
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Cheers,
Stan H.