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A magician designed an unfair coin so that the probability of getting a Head on a flip is 60%60\%. If he flips the coin three times, what is the probability that he flips more Heads than Tails? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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A magician designed an unfair coin so that the probability of getting a Head on a flip is 60%. If he flips the coin three times, what is the probability that he flips more Heads than Tails? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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A magician designed an unfair coin so that the probability of getting a Head on a flip is $60\%$. If he flips the coin three times, what is the probability that he flips more Heads than Tails? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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