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Question
An unbiased coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting at most one head.
Solution
On tossing a coin twice,
Possible outcomes are {TT, HH, HT, TH}
Required outcomes are {HT, TH, TT}
Probability of getting at most one head = `3/4`
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