Question 1202421
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Answer: <font color=red size=4>1/4</font>


Explanation:


There are 4 outcomes when flipping a coin twice (i.e. flipping two coins simultaneously).


This is the sample space of all four outcomes<ul><li>HH</li><li>HT</li><li>TH</li><li>TT</li></ul>H = heads and T = tails


The event HT represents getting heads first, then tails next. There's only one such occurrence out of 4 total. That's how we arrive at 1/4 as the final answer.


Another way to look at it:
1/2 = probability of getting heads on 1st toss
1/2 = probability of getting tails on 2nd toss
(1/2)*(1/2) = 1/4 = probability of getting heads then tails in that order
Each coin flip is independent of any other.
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