Question

Four fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the maximum number of outcomes? List them all out.

Answer 1

Hey how many outcomes are possible if a coin is tossed once?

Answer 2

Two.

Answer 3

you are smart, bro. go ahead and do the problem

Answer 4

I'm just wondering about the listing out part. Would HEADS, TAILS, HEADS, HEADS count the same as HEADS, HEADS, HEADS TAILS?

Answer 5

Hey Hedy, jk

Answer 6

no not at all

Answer 7

have you studied permutations?

Answer 8

Ok, thanks, that helped me a lot!

Answer 9

And no to your question.

Answer 10

okay permutations makes the calculations really easy though..but i will leave it for you..let me know your answer when you are done bro.gud luck!

Answer 11

16?

Answer 12

do it for 3 tosses and let me knw

Answer 13

1,296?

Answer 14

HOLY **** . are you serious?

Answer 15

Just kidding!

Answer 16

you too funny bro

Answer 17

okay here we go. can you do it for 2 tosses?

Answer 18

You mean all four coins, each two tosses?

Answer 19

answer?

Answer 20

Wait a sec, can you please make a smaller example for me of this question and show me how to solve it first? I just want to make sure of something...thanks.

Answer 21

Oops typos wait a sec

Answer 22

you can get HH, TT, TH, HT -- 4 possibilities

Answer 23

And you want me to do it with four coins, four tosses?

Answer 24

yup

Answer 25

64?

Answer 26

why not 16? you are not standing with your answer? can you explain your method?

Answer 27

Because if it is one coin with four tosses the answer would have been 16 but because there are four coins, I multiplied it by 4.

Answer 28

well ..these are two similar statements(in that the answer should be the same)..tossing four coins simultaneously OR tossing a coin four times

Answer 29

man its just 2*2*2*2 = 16

Answer 30

see for two we got four since 2*2=4

Answer 31

or more like..in some books they put a formula 2^n where n is the number of times a coin is tossed (and 2 because there are two possibilities in one toss i.e. H or T) since this is similar to your situation the answer is the same. hope it helps BRO

Answer 32

Thanks for the help and sorry for troubling you!