Suppose that you flip a fair coin two times, and the flips are independent. a. What is the probability that you will get two heads in a row? b. What is the probability that you will get exactly one head? c. How does your answer to b change if the chance of a head is 0.75 (coin is not fair)?

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Suppose that you flip a fair coin two times,
and the flips are independent.
a. What is the probability that you will get
two heads in a row?
b. What is the probability that you will get
exactly one head?
c. How does your answer to b change if the
chance of a head is 0.75 (coin is not fair)?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that you flip a fair coin two times, and the flips are independent. a. What is the probability that you will get two heads in a row? b. What is the probability that you will get exactly one head? c. How does your answer to b change if the chance of a head is 0.75 (coin is not fair)?
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