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?
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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:
121 comments Page 2 of 13.

Puttz said:   1 decade ago
Unbiased coins means a coin having head and tail whereas a biased coin means having two heads or two tails respectively.
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Durgaprasad said:   1 decade ago
Thanks sundar. Superb explanation.

Kruvy said:   1 decade ago
@Sundar , I like the way you explained. thanks mate.

Swetha said:   1 decade ago
Very clear explanation sundar..Thank you!

Uday said:   1 decade ago
How we can do with this ^ symbol ?

Arpan said:   1 decade ago
Abhijeet that's not the way to do this prob. You got it totally wrong. But your answer is matching. Have a look at Sundar's answer.

Saurabh patel said:   1 decade ago
If the leatter of the word LUCKNOW are randomly arrenged, find the proabibility of always having the word NOW.

Manju said:   1 decade ago
How many times a man can tossing a coin so that the probability of atleast one head is more than 80%?

Sujit said:   1 decade ago
SOURAV

If NOW will be together all the time all the time then take "NOW" as one letter. Lucknow will be considered as 5 letters. Then you can get the answer easily.

Ravi said:   1 decade ago
You ask most two head but why you considered zero head?


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