What is "if you flip three fair coins?

When you try flipping three fair coins, there are a total of 2^3 = 8 possible outcomes that can occur. These outcomes are:

  1. HHH - Three heads
  2. HHT - Two heads, one tail
  3. HTH - Two heads, one tail
  4. HTT - One head, two tails
  5. THH - Two heads, one tail
  6. THT - One head, two tails
  7. TTH - One head, two tails
  8. TTT - Three tails

Each outcome has an equal probability of occurring, which is 1/8 or 0.125. This is because each coin flip is independent of the others and has a 50% chance of landing on heads or tails.

Therefore, when you flip three fair coins, the probability of getting a specific outcome (such as all heads or all tails) is 1/8, and the probability of getting a combination of heads and tails is 3/8.