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A fair coin is tossed three times.What is the probability of getting two heads and one tail for the three tosses in any order

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Answer: 3/8

Step-by-step explanation:


The Probability of getting two heads and one tails in the toss of three coins simultaneously is 3/8 or 0.375.


S={HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, TTT, TTH, THT, THH}

Favorable outcomes ={HHT, HTH, THH}


So, the probability that two heads and one tail in any order will be the result =


number of favorable outcomes

OVER

total number of possible outcomes

which is 3/8.

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