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Standard IX
Mathematics
Experimental/Empirical Probability
If 4 coins ...
Question
If
4
coins are tossed. Two events A and B are defined as
A: No two consecutive heads occur.
B. At least two consecutive heads occur
Find P(A) and P(B)
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Solution
S
=
{HHHH,
HHHT.HHTH.HTHH.THHH,
HHTT,
TTHH,HTHT,THTH,
HTTH,THHT,
TTTH,TTHT,THTT,HTTT,
TTTT}
P
(
A
)
=
8
16
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