SOLUTION: Find the probability of achieving success with each of the events below. 1) drawing a black card from a standard deck of cards 2) flipping a coin and getting heads three times in

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Question 871999: Find the probability of achieving success with each of the events below.
1) drawing a black card from a standard deck of cards
2) flipping a coin and getting heads three times in a row
3) rolling a die and getting a four

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) 26 out of 52 cards are black. P%28B%29=26%2F52=1%2F2
2) Three coins flips gives 2^3 or 8 possible outcomes. All heads is one of those outcomes. P%28HHH%29=1%2F8
3) There are 6 numbers on the die. One of them is a 4. P%284%29=1%2F6