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Compound probability of independent events

Learn how to calculate probabilities of coin flips using two methods: listing all possible outcomes or multiplying independent events. Understand what independent events are and how to avoid the gambler's fallacy. Review fractions and how the sum of all probabilities equals one. Created by Sal Khan.

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