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Question 343357: Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability that at least two are heads?
Please help solve

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the possible outcomes.
There are 8 of them.
H H H
H H T
H T H
H T T
T H H
T H T
T T H
T T T
Count the ones that have at least 2 heads.
There are four of them.
The probability is then 4 possible outcomes out of 8 total outcomes.
P=4%2F8=1%2F2