when tossing 2 coins , the probability of getting exactly 1 tail is 1/4. True or False
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OpenStudy (campbell_st):
draw a tree diagram to look at the sample space
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so how many outcomes have only 1 tail.... and then is written over the total number of outcomes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
soo its true ????
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes ;)
OpenStudy (factor):
\(\Huge True\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
so it's 1/4
OpenStudy (anonymous):
as you have 4 different probability ...
OpenStudy (factor):
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
Here are all the ways to flip two coins
HH
HT
TH
TT
2 out of 4 of the ways have exactly one tail. So it's really 2/4 = 1/2
OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):
False
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OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):
As @jim_thompson5910 , explained there are actually two events with exactly one head out of total 4 events and hence probability is 1/2.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes,these guys are true...;) remove my medal.i made a mistake :)