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A coin is tossed thrice. What is the probability of getting two consecutive tails? - Mathematics

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A coin is tossed thrice. What is the probability of getting two consecutive tails?

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Sample space = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT}

n(S) = 8

Let A be the event of getting consecutive tails

A = {HTT, TTH, TTT}

n(A) = 3

P(A) = `("n"("A"))/("n"("S")) = 3/8`

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पाठ 8: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 8.3 [पृष्ठ ३२३]

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पाठ 8 Statistics and Probability
Exercise 8.3 | Q 4 | पृष्ठ ३२३

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