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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You toss 3 coins. What is the probability that you get exactly 3 heads, given that you get at least 1 head? (A tree diagram will help you to answer this question.)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(1/2)^3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there are 8 elements in your sample space 8 is not such a big number that you cannot list them all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[HHH\\ HHT\\ HTH \\ THH\\ HTT\\ THT\\ TTH\\ TTT\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

of those 8 choices, 7 have at least one head

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OH

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops of those seven 1 has 3 heads

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your answer is therefore \[\frac{1}{7}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Silly math. It's too late, go to bed

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