What is the probability of getting at least 3 heads in 6 tosses of a fair coin?


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What is the probability of getting at least 3 heads in 6 tosses of a fair coin?

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What is the probability of getting 3 heads when 6 coins are thrown together?

Probability of getting 3 heads : P(X=3)=6C(21)3(21)6−3=20×21=165.

What is probability of getting at least 3 heads?

Answer: If you flip a coin 3 times the probability of getting 3 heads is 0.125. When you flip a coin 3 times, then all the possibe 8 outcomes are HHH, THH, HTH, HHT, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT. Explanation: Possible outcomes are HHH, THH, HTH, HHT, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT.

What is the probability of getting at least 3 heads when you toss a fair coin 5 times?

=(10+5+1)×321=21.

What is the probability of getting at least 3 heads when you toss a fair coin 5 times 5 16?

Considering a fair coin, after 5 flips, there are 25 = 32 different arrangements of heads and tails. Therefore, the probability of exactly 3 heads is 5/16.