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CSEC Mathematics · January 2017 · Paper 1 · Question Q43

When three coins are tossed simultaneously the possible outcomes are {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT}, where H represents a head and T represents a tail. What is the probability of randomly obtaining at LEAST TWO heads when the three coins are tossed simultaneously?

  1. (A)\frac{1}{4}
  2. (B)\frac{3}{8}
  3. (C)\frac{1}{2}
  4. (D)\frac{2}{3}

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