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Three fair coins are tossed. Given the first shows tail, find P(at least two heads).
A1/2
B1/8
C3/8
D1/4
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1/4
With the first coin a tail, only THH has two heads among the four equally likely outcomes THH, THT, TTH, TTT, giving 1/4.
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