SOLUTION: If you flipped a coin three times, what would the probability be that you would get heads on all three times?

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Question 26788: If you flipped a coin three times, what would the probability be that you would get heads on all three times?
Answer by AdolphousC(70) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of gettign either heads or tails on each flip in 1/2.
So you have a 1/2 chance of getting heads on your first flip
and you have a 1/2 chance of getting heads on your second flip
and you have a 1/2 chance of getting heads on your third flip...
To do this probability problem you will multiply
+%281%2F2%29+%2A+%281%2F2%29+%2A+%281%2F2%29+=+%281%2F8%29+
So there is a 1/8 chance of getting heads on all three flips of the coin