Grinstead-Snell-Probability · Problem 4.1.2

Conditional Probability

Mathematics · conditional-probability-coin-toss

Problem

A coin is tossed three times. What is the probability that exactly two heads occur, given that (a) the first outcome was a head? (b) the first outcome was a tail? (c) the first two outcomes were heads? (d) the first two outcomes were tails? (e) the first outcome was a head and the third outcome was a head?

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