outcome | Problems in Mathematics

06/21/2019

What is the Probability that All Coins Land Heads When Four Coins are Tossed If…?

Four fair coins are tossed.

(1) What is the probability that all coins land heads?

(2) What is the probability that all coins land heads if the first coin is heads?

(3) What is the probability that all coins land heads if at least one coin lands heads?

06/18/2019

Two fair and distinguishable six-sided dice are rolled.

(1) What is the probability that the sum of the upturned faces will equal $5$?

(2) What is the probability that the outcome of the second die is strictly greater than the first die?