We are given a coin that comes up HEAD with probability 0.75, and TAIL with complementary probability 0.25. We throw the coin two times. Let p = the probability that the coin comes up HEAD both times. A. p > 0.5 B. p = 0.5 C. p < 0.5

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We are given a coin that comes up HEAD with probability 0.75, and TAIL with complementary probability 0.25.
We throw the coin two times. 

Let p = the probability that the coin comes up HEAD both times.

A. p > 0.5

B. p = 0.5

C. p < 0.5

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