Question

Three coins are tossed onto a table and the total numbers of heads and tails are recorded. The number of possible outcomes for this event is

[Note; We are not looking at the order of the heads and tails.]
A)
4.
B)
6.
C)
10.
D)
12.

Answer 1

you're tossing 3 coins

Answer 2

B is the correct answer.

Answer 3

so you can get `0 heads`
or `1 heads`
or `2 heads`
or `3 heads`

Answer 4

Alright cool . . . how did you get six tho

Answer 5

So, total number of outcomes is just `4`, right ?

Answer 6

yeah

Answer 7

oh ok . . .i see wat u did. . . thanks

Answer 8

actually its A. 4 is correct, since there will be no heads, one head and two tails, two heads and one tail, or three heads. Notice that the order is not involved here.

Answer 9

thanks tho.

Answer 10

Oh I see now...Sorry :(

Answer 11

its ok