Now suppose you are tossing three coins.

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Problem

Now suppose you are tossing *three* coins. (1) List the possible outcomes of the experiment. (2) How many of the possible outcomes correspond to the event: i no heads ii 1 head iii 2 heads iv 3 heads? (3) Toss *three* coins 80 times. Record the number of heads in each trial in a table like this:
ResultTallyFrequencyRelative frequency
3 heads
2 heads
1 head
no heads
(4) Comment on the distribution of your results. (5) Run the simulation with three coins ten times with 10 000 trials in each. Do your results agree with your previous conclusion?

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