If three unbiased coins are tossed, find the probability that they are all heads

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2010 Subject: General Mathematics

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If three unbiased coins are tossed, find the probability that they are all heads
Answer Details
P(H) =  1 2  and P(T) =  1 2
Using the binomial prob. distribution,
(H + T)3 = H3 + 3H2T1 + 3HT2 + T3
Hence the probability that three heads show in a toss of the three coins is H3
= ( 1 2 )3
=  1 8

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