Suppose a fair coin is tossed two times. Construct an equiprobable sample space for the experiment, and determine each of the following probabilities. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.) (a)    Pr(0 heads) (b)    Pr(1 head) (c)    Pr(2 heads)

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Suppose a fair coin is tossed two times. Construct an equiprobable sample space for the experiment, and determine each of the following probabilities. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)

(a)    Pr(0 heads)


(b)    Pr(1 head)


(c)    Pr(2 heads)
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