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Three Identical Coins Are Tossed Together. What is the Probability of Obtaining: Exactly Two Heads? - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

Three identical coins are tossed together. What is the probability of obtaining:
exactly two heads?

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उत्तर

Total outcomes = 8

i.e. (H,H,H),(H,H,T),(H,T,H),(T,T,T),(T,H,H),(T,T,H),(H,T,T),(T,H,T)

Favourable outcome = 3 (H,H,T) , (H,T,H) , (T,H,H)

∴ P(E) = `3/8`

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अध्याय 23: Probability - Exercise 23 [पृष्ठ २५९]

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सेलिना Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
अध्याय 23 Probability
Exercise 23 | Q 12.2 | पृष्ठ २५९

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