SOLUTION: You toss two coins. What is the probability P that both are tails?

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Question 626242: You toss two coins. What is the probability P that both are tails?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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The coins can land four ways, HH, HT, TH, or TT.

TT is 1 way OUT OF 4 ways, so the probability is 
1 way OVER 4 ways or 1%2F4.

(In probability theory, "OUT OF" means "OVER").

Edwin