Probability

# What is the probability of getting all tails if a coin is tossed 3 times?

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There is a one in two chance of tails every time, rewritten as 1/2

The probability of tail 3 times in a row is 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2= 1/8.

So the answer is one in eight, or 12.5%

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