Probability is

® the likelihood of an event

A Program of The Actuarial Foundation occurring. It can be expressed

P werof Pr bability
as a fraction, a decimal, or
The a percentage between
0% and 100%.

If you flip two coins, what is the probability that

both coins will land on heads?

Step 1 Select one of these solution methods:

Make a Table OR Make a Tree Diagram OR Use the Formula for
H Compound Events:
H T
H P(A and B) = P(A) • P(B)
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H HH HT T
T TH TT H P ( H and H  ) = P (H) • P(H)
T P ( H and H ) = ½ • ½
H = Heads T = Tails T

Step 2 Calculate the answer: Step 3 Express your answer:

There are four outcomes and one Use a fraction (in lowest terms),
is favorable, so the probability is decimal, or percentage.
one in four that both coins will
land on heads.
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probabilitychallenge ½•½=¼ ¼ = 0.25 = 25%