SOLUTION: If a student tosses a nickel two times, what is the probability of the nickel showing a head and then a tail?

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Question 418419: If a student tosses a nickel two times, what is the probability of the nickel showing a head and then a tail?
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There are 4 possible outcomes:

Head and Head

Head and Tail

Tail and Head

Tail and Tail

Only one of them is a success.

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