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Flip 3 coins at once

Flip three coins simultaneously and see all results at once. Tracks all 8 possible outcomes — from HHH to TTT — across your session so you can watch the probabilities converge in real time.

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What happens when you flip 3 coins?

Three coins produce 2³ = 8 equally likely outcomes: HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, and TTT. Each has exactly a 12.5% probability. This makes three-coin flips the first scenario where listing all outcomes by hand is manageable but non-trivial — the perfect step up from two-coin probability problems. The session tally in this tool tracks all 8 outcomes so you can watch each converge toward 12.5% over many trials.

Most and least likely groupings

While each individual outcome is equally likely at 12.5%, grouping by number of heads reveals an important pattern: getting exactly 0 heads (TTT) = 12.5%, exactly 1 head (HTT, THT, TTH) = 37.5%, exactly 2 heads (HHT, HTH, THH) = 37.5%, exactly 3 heads (HHH) = 12.5%. The row 1-3-3-1 from Pascal's Triangle gives the number of ways to get each count. The "balanced" outcomes — 1 or 2 heads — account for 75% of all flips combined, while the extremes (all-same) occur only 25% of the time total.

Classroom and game uses

Three-coin flips are a staple of probability curricula for introducing sample spaces with 8 outcomes, Pascal's Triangle, and binomial distributions. For games, three coins provide an eight-way random selector, a "majority wins" mechanic (2+ heads vs. 2+ tails for a binary choice), or a graduated luck roll where HHH is the jackpot outcome. The session tally makes probability experiments instant without any dice or spreadsheet setup.

Frequently asked questions

What are the possible outcomes of flipping 3 coins?
There are 8 possible outcomes (2³): HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, and TTT. Each outcome is equally likely with a probability of 1/8 = 12.5%. This makes three-coin flips a classic introduction to sample spaces — large enough to be interesting but small enough to list exhaustively by hand.
What is the most common result when flipping 3 coins?
Every individual outcome has the same 12.5% probability, but grouping by heads count shows that 1 head (HTT, THT, TTH) and 2 heads (HHT, HTH, THH) are each 37.5% likely — far more common than all-heads (12.5%) or all-tails (12.5%). The "majority" outcomes of 1 or 2 heads account for 75% of all flips combined, while all-same outcomes occur only 25% of the time.
What is the probability of getting all heads with 3 coins?
The probability of getting all heads (HHH) is 1/8 = 12.5%, or 1 in 8. Since each coin flip is an independent 50/50 event, you multiply the probabilities: 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 = 0.125. The same applies to all tails (TTT) — also 1 in 8. Run this tool enough times and both will appear roughly equally.
What is the probability of at least 2 heads in 3 flips?
The probability of getting at least 2 heads is P(2 heads) + P(3 heads) = 3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 = 50%. There are 3 ways to get exactly 2 heads (HHT, HTH, THH) and 1 way to get 3 heads (HHH), out of 8 equally likely outcomes. This means "majority heads" and "majority tails" are both exactly 50% likely — making three coins a perfectly fair majority-rules decision tool.

Who uses this tool

Students
Build intuition for 8-outcome sample spaces — flip many times and watch each outcome trend toward its expected 12.5% frequency.
Teachers
Live Pascal's Triangle demo — show that the 1-3-3-1 row maps exactly to outcomes with 0, 1, 2, and 3 heads respectively.
Game designers
Eight-way random selection with no dice required — assign each outcome to an event and flip for instant results.
Decision makers
Use the majority rule — 2 or more heads means yes. Three-way confirmation adds an extra layer of fairness to big decisions.