Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting

(i)  At least one head?

(ii) At most one tail?

(iii) A head and a tail?

 

This question is Similar to Question 6 - Past Year MCQ - Chapter 15 Class 10

 

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Question 31 Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting (i) At least one head? (ii) At most one tail? (iii) A head and a tail?When 2 coins are tossed Possible outcomes = HH, TH, HT, TT Let’s solve each part individually (i) At least one head? Now, Outcomes with atleast with 1 head = HH, HT, TH Thus, P(getting atleast 1 head) = (π‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ 1 β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘)/(π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ ) = πŸ‘/πŸ’(ii) At most one tail? Now, Outcomes with atmost with 1 tail = HH, HT, TH Thus, P(getting atmost 1 tail) = (π‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘‘π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ 1 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™)/(π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ ) = πŸ‘/πŸ’ (iii) A head and a tail? Now, Outcomes with a head and a tail = HT, TH Thus, P(getting with a head and a tail ) = (π‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™)/(π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ ) = 2/4 = 𝟏/𝟐

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