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In a single throw of two coins, find the probability of getting (i) both tails, (ii) at least 1 tail,(iii) at the most 1 tail. |
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Answer» (i) A coin has two sides a head(H) and a tail(T), and there are two such coins. ∴ There are Xm possible outcomes. That is 22 = 4 and they are HH, HT, TH, TT ∴ All possible outcomes are HH, HT, TH, TT. Total number of outcomes = 4 Chances of getting 2 tails = 1, that is TT Probability (P) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,favorable\,outcomes}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes}\) ∴ Probability of getting a tail P(both T) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,times\,two\,tails\,occured}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes\,when\,a\,coin\,is\,tossed}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\) (ii) A coin has two sides a head(H) and a tail(T), and there are two such coins. ∴ There are Xm possible outcomes. That is 22 = 4 and they are HH, HT, TH, TT ∴ All possible outcomes are HH, HT, TH, TT. Total number of outcomes = 4 Chances of getting at least one tail = 3, that is HT, TH, TT. Probability (P) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,favorable\,outcomes}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes}\) ∴ Probability of getting a tail P(atleast 1 T) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,times\,atleast\,1\,tail\,occured}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes\,when\,a\,coin\,is\,tossed}\) = \(\frac{3}{4}\) (iii) A coin has two sides a head(H) and a tail(T), and there are two such coins. ∴ There are Xm possible outcomes. That is 22 = 4 and they are HH, HT, TH, TT ∴ All possible outcomes are HH, HT, TH, TT. Total number of outcomes = 4 Chances of getting at most 1 tail = 3, that is HT, TH, TT. Probability (P) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,favorable\,outcomes}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes}\) ∴ Probability of getting a tail P(atmost 1 T) = \(\frac{Number\,of\,times\,atleast\,1\,tail\,occured}{Total\,number\,of\,outcomes\,when\,a\,coin\,is\,tossed}\) = \(\frac{3}{4}\) |
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