Question 1

Each branch represents the outcome of one coin flip, and the tree branches out to show all
possible combinations of heads (H) and tails (T) when three coins are flipped. There are 2 possible
outcomes for each coin flip, so the total number of possible outcomes is 2 x 2 x 2 = 8. Therefore,
the sample space contains 8 possible outcomes.

Queston 2

a) The theoretical probability of getting exactly three heads when flipping three fair
coins is (1/2)^3 or 1/8, since the probability of getting a head on one flip is 1/2 and
there are three independent flips.

b) The theoretical probability of getting exactly two heads when flipping three fair
coins is 3*(1/2)^3 or 3/8, since there are three ways to choose which two of the three
coins will show heads (HHH, HHT, HTH) and each of these outcomes has probability
1/8.

c) The theoretical probability of getting exactly one head when flipping three fair
coins is 3*(1/2)^3 or 3/8, since there are three ways to choose which one of the three
coins will show heads (HTT, THT, TTH) and each of these outcomes has probability
1/8.

d) The theoretical probability of getting no heads when flipping three fair coins is
(1/2)^3 or 1/8, since the probability of getting a tails on one flip is also 1/2 and there
are three independent flips.