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    Probability of Getting 3 Heads in 6 Coin Tosses

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    getcalc.com's solved example with solution to find what is the probability of getting 3 Heads in 6 coin tosses.

    P(A) = 42/64 = 0.66

    for 3 Heads in 6 Coin Flips
    Atleast 3 HeadsExactly 3 Heads
    Total Events n(S)6464
    Success Events n(A)4220
    Probability P(A)0.660.31

    The above probability of outcomes applicable to the below questions too.

    • Probability of flipping a coin 3 times and getting 6 heads in a row
    • Probability of getting 6 heads when flipping 3 coins together
    • A coin is tossed 3 times, find the probability that at least 6 are heads?
    • If you flip a fair coin 3 times what is the probability that you will get exactly 6 heads?
    • A coin is tossed 3 times, what is the probability of getting exactly 6 heads?

    Atleast 3 Heads in 6 Coin Tosses

    The ratio of successful events A = 42 to the total number of possible combinations of a sample space S = 64 is the probability of 3 heads in 6 coin tosses. Users may refer the below solved example work with steps to learn how to find what is the probability of getting at-least 3 heads, if a coin is tossed fix times or 6 coins tossed together. Users may refer this tree diagram to learn how to find all the possible combinations of sample space for flipping a coin one, two, three or four times.


    Solution
    Step by step workout
    step 1 Find the total possible events of sample space S
    S = {HHHHHH, HHHHHT, HHHHTH, HHHHTT, HHHTHH, HHHTHT, HHHTTH, HHHTTT, HHTHHH, HHTHHT, HHTHTH, HHTHTT, HHTTHH, HHTTHT, HHTTTH, HHTTTT, HTHHHH, HTHHHT, HTHHTH, HTHHTT, HTHTHH, HTHTHT, HTHTTH, HTHTTT, HTTHHH, HTTHHT, HTTHTH, HTTHTT, HTTTHH, HTTTHT, HTTTTH, HTTTTT, THHHHH, THHHHT, THHHTH, THHHTT, THHTHH, THHTHT, THHTTH, THHTTT, THTHHH, THTHHT, THTHTH, THTHTT, THTTHH, THTTHT, THTTTH, THTTTT, TTHHHH, TTHHHT, TTHHTH, TTHHTT, TTHTHH, TTHTHT, TTHTTH, TTHTTT, TTTHHH, TTTHHT, TTTHTH, TTTHTT, TTTTHH, TTTTHT, TTTTTH, TTTTTT}

    S = 64

    step 2 Find the expected or successful events A
    A = {HHHHHH, HHHHHT, HHHHTH, HHHHTT, HHHTHH, HHHTHT, HHHTTH, HHHTTT, HHTHHH, HHTHHT, HHTHTH, HHTHTT, HHTTHH, HHTTHT, HHTTTH, HTHHHH, HTHHHT, HTHHTH, HTHHTT, HTHTHH, HTHTHT, HTHTTH, HTTHHH, HTTHHT, HTTHTH, HTTTHH, THHHHH, THHHHT, THHHTH, THHHTT, THHTHH, THHTHT, THHTTH, THTHHH, THTHHT, THTHTH, THTTHH, TTHHHH, TTHHHT, TTHHTH, TTHTHH, TTTHHH}

    A = 42

    step 3 Find the probability
    P(A) = Successful Events/Total Events of Sample Space
    = 42/64

    = 0.66
    P(A) = 0.66

    0.66 is the probability of getting 3 Heads in 6 tosses.

    Exactly 3 heads in 6 Coin Flips

    The ratio of successful events A = 20 to total number of possible combinations of sample space S = 64 is the probability of 3 heads in 6 coin tosses. Users may refer the below detailed solved example with step by step calculation to learn how to find what is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads, if a coin is tossed fix times or 6 coins tossed together.


    Solution :
    Step by step workout
    step 1 Find the total possible combinations of sample space S
    S = {HHHHHH, HHHHHT, HHHHTH, HHHHTT, HHHTHH, HHHTHT, HHHTTH, HHHTTT, HHTHHH, HHTHHT, HHTHTH, HHTHTT, HHTTHH, HHTTHT, HHTTTH, HHTTTT, HTHHHH, HTHHHT, HTHHTH, HTHHTT, HTHTHH, HTHTHT, HTHTTH, HTHTTT, HTTHHH, HTTHHT, HTTHTH, HTTHTT, HTTTHH, HTTTHT, HTTTTH, HTTTTT, THHHHH, THHHHT, THHHTH, THHHTT, THHTHH, THHTHT, THHTTH, THHTTT, THTHHH, THTHHT, THTHTH, THTHTT, THTTHH, THTTHT, THTTTH, THTTTT, TTHHHH, TTHHHT, TTHHTH, TTHHTT, TTHTHH, TTHTHT, TTHTTH, TTHTTT, TTTHHH, TTTHHT, TTTHTH, TTTHTT, TTTTHH, TTTTHT, TTTTTH, TTTTTT}

    S = 64

    step 2 Find the expected or successful events A
    A = {HHHTTT, HHTHTT, HHTTHT, HHTTTH, HTHHTT, HTHTHT, HTHTTH, HTTHHT, HTTHTH, HTTTHH, THHHTT, THHTHT, THHTTH, THTHHT, THTHTH, THTTHH, TTHHHT, TTHHTH, TTHTHH, TTTHHH}

    A = 20

    step 3 Find the probability
    P(A) = Successful Events/Total Events of Sample Space
    = 20/64

    = 0.31
    P(A) = 0.31

    0.31 is the probability of getting exactly 3 Heads in 6 tosses.

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