A quarter is tossed 3 times. In how many different orders can heads and tails be tossed?
a.
6
c.
4
b.
10
d.
8

Question

A quarter is tossed 3 times. In how many different orders can heads and tails be tossed?
a.
6
c.
4
b.
10
d.
8

anonymous · Answer

8 I believe. Correct me if im wrong

anonymous · Answer

I drew a factor tree

anonymous · Answer

dont give answers please and i am looking at this 2 ways neither do i get 8

anonymous · Answer

The first thing to evaluate is how many possible options each toss gives you.  It is either heads or tails.  That means two.  So, you would take the two and raise it to the power of how many total throws you are making.

anonymous · Answer

lol ok i said I belive, not for sure

anonymous · Answer

i am wrong my bad theres 2 sides to a coin and you flip it 3 times set it up as an equation i would do

anonymous · Answer

x=2^3
solve for x

anonymous · Answer

So i was right...

anonymous · Answer

yes i was setting everything up wrong first i did 3×2 then i tried setting up as a proportion didnt hit  me to do this

anonymous · Answer

Its all good