Dia tosses two different coins simultaneously what is the probability thatshe gets at least one head

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Solution : Let us start with taking Total number of outcomes be=4{HH,TT,TH,HT}<br> Let E=event of getting at least one head<br> Number of favourable outcomes be=3{HT,HH,TH}<br> P(E)=Number of favourable outcomes /Total number of outcomes<br> =`3/4`

Example 9 - Chapter 15 Class 10 Probability (Term 1)

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