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Standard XII
Mathematics
Combination
Three coins a...
Question
Three coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting at least one head.
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Solution
The possible outcomes when three coins are tossed together are
{
H
H
H
,
T
T
T
,
T
H
T
,
T
T
H
,
H
H
T
,
H
T
H
,
T
H
H
,
H
T
T
}. Therefore, the number of
possible outcomes
when two coins are tossed
is
8
.
Now, the possible outcomes of getting at least one head are
{
H
H
H
,
T
H
T
,
T
T
H
,
H
H
T
,
H
T
H
,
T
H
H
,
H
T
T
}
, which means
the number of
favourable outcome is
7
.
Therefore, probability
P
of getting
at
least
one
head
is:
P
=
7
8
Hence, the
probability of getting
at
least
one
head
is
7
8
.
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