jm101
Nov 20, 2011, 01:51 PM
a fair coin is flipped four times. What is the probability of getting tails at least twice?
Aurora2000
Nov 20, 2011, 02:37 PM
Flipping 4 times the probability of
getting 0 tails: (\frac{1}{2})^4=\frac{1}{16}
getting 1 tail: 4(\frac{1}{2})^4=\frac{1}{4}
Thus the probability of getting at least 2 tails is 1-\frac{1}{16}-\frac{1}{4}.