Four coins are flipped. What is the probability of the coins all landing on heads

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    Four coins are flipped. What is the probability of the coins all landing on heads

    The probability of one head is 1/2. Since all 4 flips are independent, we multiply each flip probability:
    P(HHHH) = 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2
    P(HHHH) = 1/16
     
    math_celebrity, Feb 28, 2020
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