SOLUTION: four coins are tossed simultaneously. what's is the probability of getting? 1 no heads 2 no tails 3 two heads

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Question 872360: four coins are tossed simultaneously. what's is the probability of getting? 1 no heads 2 no tails 3 two heads
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at all of the possible outcomes.
There are 2%5E4 or 16 of them.
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HHHH HHHT HHTH HHTT
HTHH HTHT HTTH HTTT
THHH THHT THTH THTT
TTHH TTHT TTTH TTTT
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1) No heads TTTT P=1%2F16
2) No tails HHHH P=1%2F16
3) Exactly 2 heads HHTT HTHT HTTH THHT THTH TTHH P=6%2F16=3%2F8