SOLUTION: Consider the experiment of tossing three coins. What is the probability of getting one head and two tails?

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Question 991122: Consider the experiment of tossing three coins.
What is the probability of getting one head and two tails?

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, solver91311:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the possible outcomes, there are 8 of them.
HHH
HHT
HTH
HTT
THH
THT
TTH
TTT
Now look at the outcomes with 1 H and two T.
There are 3 of them.
P=3%2F8

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use my answer to your previous question and see if you can't answer this one on your own.

John

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