Question

if we toss four fair coins, what is the probability that we get more heads than tails?

Answer 1

50%

Answer 2

There are 2^4 or 16 possible outcomes.

How many of these outcomes have more heads than tails?

HHHH, HHHT, HHTH, HHTT, HTHH, HTHT, HTTH, HTTT, THHH, THHT, THTH, THTT, TTHH, TTHT, TTTH, TTTT

Answer 3

@lisechal What is the probability of more heads than tails in this problem?

Answer 4

Its 50% right @Directrix ?

Answer 5

@Directrix thank you...... not the best at math.

Answer 6

@Sleepy_Asian52 @lisechal

I see 5 possible outcomes with more heads than tails. There are 16 possible outcomes.

That gives a probability of more heads than tails to be 5/16.

That is 31.25% which is less than 50%.