There is a 50% chance that it will snow each of the next three days. Fay wants to know the probability that it will snow all three days. Explain how a fair coin can be used to simulate this situation

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Answer:

P=0.1250

Step-by-step explanation:

-Given the probability of snowing each day is 0.5.

#The probability that it snows in the next 3 days is calculated as:

[tex]P_{all}=P_1\times P_2\times P_3\\\\=0.5\times 0.5\times 0.5\\\\=0.1250[/tex]

Hence, the probability that it snows in all 3 days is 0.125

#illustrating using a fair coin:

-A fair coin has two faces

-Each face has an equal probability

-If the coin is tossed 3 times, the sample space can be written as:

[tex]C_{ss}=TTT, HTT, THT, TTH, HHT, HTH, THH, HHH.[/tex]

#The sample space is 8.

#Assuming that our event is 3 consecutive heads or 3 consecutive tails, the probability will be:

[tex]P=P_{HHH}=P_{TTT}=\frac{1}{8}=0.125[/tex]