A coin is tossed three times. An outcome is represented by a string of the sort HTT (meaning a head on the first toss, followed by two tails). The 8 outcomes are listed in the table below. Note that each outcome has the same probability. For each of the three events in the table, check the outcome(s) that are contained in the event. Then, in the last column, enter the probability of the event. Outcomes Probability TTT HHT THH HTH THT HTT HHH TTH ? Event A: No heads on the last two tosses Event B: Two or more heads Event C: A tail on the last toss or the second toss (or both) 토|미|미| 0 E O OO

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A coin is tossed three times. An outcome is represented by a string of the sort HTT (meaning a head on the first toss, followed by two tails). The 8 outcomes are
listed in the table below. Note that each outcome has the same probability.
For each of the three events in the table, check the outcome(s) that are contained in the event. Then, in the last column, enter the probability of the event.
Outcomes
Probability
TTT
HHT
THH
НTH
ΤΗΤ
HTT
HHH
TTH
Event A: No heads on the last two tosses
Event B: Two or more heads
Event C: A tail on the last toss or the second
toss (or both)
olo X
O O
Transcribed Image Text:A coin is tossed three times. An outcome is represented by a string of the sort HTT (meaning a head on the first toss, followed by two tails). The 8 outcomes are listed in the table below. Note that each outcome has the same probability. For each of the three events in the table, check the outcome(s) that are contained in the event. Then, in the last column, enter the probability of the event. Outcomes Probability TTT HHT THH НTH ΤΗΤ HTT HHH TTH Event A: No heads on the last two tosses Event B: Two or more heads Event C: A tail on the last toss or the second toss (or both) olo X O O
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