SOLUTION: Hello i need help, im stumped on this one please and thankyou. if a fair coin is tossed three times, find the probability of getting heads on the first toss and tails on the sec

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Question 437987: Hello i need help, im stumped on this one please and thankyou.
if a fair coin is tossed three times, find the probability of getting heads on the first toss and tails on the second and third tosses.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if a fair coin is tossed three times, find the probability of getting heads on the first toss and tails on the second and third tosses.
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thh
hth
hht
tth
tht
HTT
hhh
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Prob of (head, tail, tail) = 1/8
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Cheers
Stan H.
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