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Question
Two different coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting :
(ii)no tail
Solution
Possible outcomes for tossing two coins are : HH, HT, TH, TT
So the number of outcomes = 4
favorable outcomes are : HH
So, P(No tail) = `1/4`
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