If You Flip a Coin Three Times, the Possible Outcomes

question 60

Short Answer

If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT. What is the probability that at least two heads occur consecutively?

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