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Question
Three identical coins are tossed together. What is the probability of obtaining:
all heads?
Solution
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 = i.e. (H,H,H)
∴ P(of getting all heads) = `1/8`
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