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What is the probability of getting 2 tails and 1 head when 3 coins are tossed?(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\)(b) \(\frac{1}{13}\)(c) \(\frac{3}{8}\)(d) \(\frac{1}{3}\)I got this question during an interview for a job.Asked question is from Data Handling topic in chapter Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer» RIGHT option is (c) \(\frac{3}{8}\)

To elaborate: A coin has two sides i.e. head and tail. When a coin is TOSSED, we can get either head or tail.

The POSSIBLE outcome when 3 coins are tossed are HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT. The probability of getting 2 tails and 1 head is \(\frac{3}{8}\)


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