We toss a fair coin three times into the air and observe the outcomes.  a. List the sample space S.             S = {HHH, HHT, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____}  b. What is the probability that three tosses of a fair coin will result in?       i. 3 heads? _____       ii. 2 heads? _____       iii. 1 head? _____       iv. 0 head? _____

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We toss a fair coin three times into the air and observe the outcomes.
 a. List the sample space S.
            S = {HHH, HHT, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____}
 b. What is the probability that three tosses of a fair coin will result in?
      i. 3 heads? _____
      ii. 2 heads? _____
      iii. 1 head? _____
      iv. 0 head? _____

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