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Coin Tossing Experiment

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Question

Two coins are tossed simultaneously for 600 times and the outcomes are as follows :
Two heads : $200$
One head : $160$
No head : $240$
The probability of getting one head is:

\frac{4}{15}

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\frac{1}{3}

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\frac{2}{5}

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\frac{1}{5}

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Solution

The correct option is A $\frac{4}{15}$
Two coins are tossed simultaneously for $600$ times and the outcomes are as follows :
Two heads : $200$
One head : $160$
No head : $240$
The probability of getting one head is:
$P (E) = \frac{160}{600} = \frac{4}{15}$

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