(Press Any Coin or Button!)
Current Session Results
Worldwide Results
Flip a Coin 3 Times
This coin toss page allows you to flip the coin as many times as you like. We’ve included quick options for 3, 100, or 1000 flips, and you can also enter any custom number of flips.
Flipping the Coin Multiple Times
This feature allows you to flip the coin any number of times at once. We’ve added this functionality so you can easily check probabilities or use it for games.
How to Flip a Coin 3 Times
- By default, three coins are displayed
- Click on any of the coins or the “Flip Coin” button to flip all three coins simultaneously.
- eview the statistics displayed below the coins. There are two sections: “Current Session” and “Worldwide Results.”
Current Session shows the results of your current flip. While worldwide results displays the total results of all flips on our coin toss feature.
Coin Flips for Probability Education (Three-Coin Example)
If you’re using coin flips for educational purposes, such as to explore probability. Then our coin toss feature provides real-time statistics in the “Current Stats” section. You can flip the coin 3, 100, or any number of times.
- Independent Events: Each coin flip is an independent event, meaning the outcome of one flip does not affect the others.
- Equal Probability: Each coin has a 50% (or 1/2) probability of landing on heads (H) or tails (T).
- Total Possible Outcomes: To determine the total number of possible outcomes when flipping three coins, we multiply the possibilities for each coin: 2 * 2 * 2 = 8
This calculation shows that there are eight possible combinations of heads and tails when flipping three coins. You can then use the results of actual flips on the website to compare the empirical probability (the actual results you get) with the theoretical probability (the expected 50/50 chance).
Possible outcomes
As already mentioned, when flipping three coins for toss, there are eight possible outcomes. Each outcome represents a unique combination of heads (H) and tails (T). These combinations are: HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, and TTT. This list shows the all results which you should expect. They can repeat for any time in real coin toss.
Distribution of Heads and Tails
|
No. of Heads |
No. of Tails |
Outcomes |
Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
0 |
HHH |
1/8 = 12.5% |
|
2 |
1 |
HHT, HTH, THH |
3/8 = 37.5% |
|
1 |
2 |
HTT, THT, TTH |
3/8 = 37.5% |
|
0 |
3 |
TTT |
1/8 = 12.5% |
Flipping 3 coins in daily life
Almost daily, I flip three coins to help us decide things when we’re in a group of three. Two people pick heads or tails, and the other person takes the remaining option. It’s a quick way to make decisions, especially when we’re choosing where to eat.
We use three coins because one or two coins don’t feel fair. You can also use three coins when you have more than two choices. You can change the number of coins based on what you need.