Question

if one coin is flipped and then a second coin is flipped what is the probability that both coins turn up tails

Answer 1

Ok the probability formula you will want to use is: P=number of desired outcomes/total number of outcomes

Answer 2

Where p is the probability of the desired outcome happening.

Answer 3

In this question the desired outcome is two tails. There is only one way this can happen.

Answer 4

Now all we need is the total number of possible outcomes. How many are there?

Answer 5

answer choices are
1/4
1/2
1/16
3/4

Answer 6

Yes I already know the answer.. I'm trying to help you to understand it.

Answer 7

So how many total different outcomes are there for the two coins?

Answer 8

lol -____________________- can you just tell me ?

Answer 9

jdag, this forum is for teaching people HOW to think, not WHAT to think.

Answer 10

This site isn't for lazy people who want their homework done for them.. It's for people who are struggling and need help understanding the concepts..

Answer 11

What I'm asking isn't hard.. Just think about all the possible outcomes of rolling 2 coins.. Here are the first two:
Tails and Tails
Tails and Heads

Answer 12

4

Answer 13

Good. This is because there are only the following outcomes possible.
There's:
Tails and Tails
Tails and Heads
Heads and Tails
Heads and Heads

Answer 14

This means the probability = 1/4

Answer 15

ooooooooooo i get it thanks!

Answer 16

No problem :)