Two fair coins are tossed (say a dime and a quarter). The two possible outcomes for a single coin are heads, h, and tails, t. Give each of the following. (a) the sample space (b) the probability of heads on the dime (c) the probability of heads on the quarter (d) the probability of getting both heads (e) the probability of getting the same outcome on both coins.

Two fair coins are tossed (say a dime and a quarter). The two possible outcomes for a single coin are heads, h, and tails, t. Give each of the following. (a) the sample space (b) the probability of heads on the dime (c) the probability of heads on the quarter (d) the probability of getting both heads (e) the probability of getting the same outcome on both coins.

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Two fair coins are tossed (say a dime and a quarter). The two possible outcomes for a single coin are heads, h, and tails, t. Give each of the following.
(a) the sample space
(b) the probability of heads on the dime
(c) the probability of heads on the quarter
(d) the probability of getting both heads.
(e) the probability of getting the same outcome on both coins

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