A flip of a fair coin is used to simulate the gender of a series of simulated students.
$\begin{array}{c|c}
\text { Flip } & \text { Gender } \
\hline \mathrm{H} & \text { Female } \
\mathrm{T} & \text { Male }
\end{array}$

Given the following four flips, how many male students were there?
$\begin{array}{llll}
\mathrm{T} & \mathrm{H} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{T}
\end{array}$

A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 1

Question

A flip of a fair coin is used to simulate the gender of a series of simulated students.
$\begin{array}{c|c}
\text { Flip } & \text { Gender } \
\hline \mathrm{H} & \text { Female } \
\mathrm{T} & \text { Male }
\end{array}$

Given the following four flips, how many male students were there?
$\begin{array}{llll}
\mathrm{T} & \mathrm{H} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{T}
\end{array}$

A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 1

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There are 3 male students, as indicated by the 3 tails (T) in the sequence of flips.

A Flip of a Fair Coin Is Used to Simulate Flip Gender H Female T Male \begin{array}{c|c}\text { Flip } & \text { Gender } \\\hline \mathrm{H} & \text { Female } \\\mathrm{T} & \text { Male }\end{array} Flip HT​ Gender Female Male ​​

A Flip of a Fair Coin Is Used to Simulate $\begin{array}{c|c}\text { Flip } & \text { Gender } \\\hline \mathrm{H} & \text { Female } \\\mathrm{T} & \text { Male }\end{array}$