Aptitude - Probability - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Probability - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
3
4
1
4
3
8
7
8
Answer: Option
Explanation:

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

Let E = event of getting at most two heads.

Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.

P(E) = n(E) = 7 .
n(S) 8

Discussion:
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Dhivya said:   4 years ago
Thank you for explaining @Sundar.

Abdul Wahab said:   2 weeks ago
We can answer this question by using the Binomial Distribution.

3 x 1/4 x 1/2 = 3/8.


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