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A fair coin is tossed five times. What is the probability that all five tosses are tails? Write your answer as a fraction or a decimal, rounded to four decimal places.       The probability that all five tosses are tails is

A fair coin is tossed five times. What is the probability that all five tosses are tails? Write your answer as a fraction or a decimal, rounded to four decimal places.       The probability that all five tosses are tails is

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A fair coin is tossed five times. What is the probability that all five tosses are tails? Write your answer as a fraction or a decimal, rounded to four decimal places.

 

 

 

The probability that all five tosses are tails is 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Step 1: We write the given information in this step.

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Given: A fair coin is tossed five times.

 The number of outcomes of sample space = 2 to the power of 5 equals 32

therefore space n left parenthesis S right parenthesis space equals 32 space Where, S-is the sample space

we want to find P(all five tosses are tails)=?

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