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I toss three coins together. The possible outocmes are no heads, 1 head 2 head and 3 heads. So, I say that prbability of no heads is `(1)/(4)`. What is wrong with this conclusion?

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To solve the problem, we need to analyze the situation of tossing three coins and determine the correct probability of getting no heads. ### Step 1: Identify the total number of outcomes when tossing three coins. When we toss a single coin, there are 2 possible outcomes: Heads (H) or Tails (T). Therefore, when tossing three coins, the total number of outcomes can be calculated as: \[ \text{Total outcomes} = 2^3 = 8 \] ...
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