ACT Math · Probability and counting
A fair coin is flipped 3 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
A fair coin is flipped 3 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
Answer and explanation
Answer: H: 7/8
Use the complement: the only way to get no heads is three tails, which has probability . So , choice H. Listing the equally likely outcomes shows that only TTT has no heads, so of outcomes qualify. Choice F () is the probability of no heads. Choice G () is the probability of exactly one head. Choice J () is the probability of a head on a single flip.
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