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What is the probability of getting all heads when 4 coins are tossed?(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\)(b) \(\frac{1}{4}\)(c) \(\frac{1}{8}\)(d) \(\frac{1}{16}\)I got this question during an interview.This intriguing question originated from Data Handling in chapter Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

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Right CHOICE is (d) \(\FRAC{1}{16}\)

To explain: A coin has two sides i.e. head and tail. When a coin is tossed, we can get EITHER head or tail. There are 16 possibilities when 4 coins are tossed. The probability of getting all HEADS is \(\frac{1}{16}\).



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