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A Coin is Tossed. What is the Probability of Getting: a Head? - Mathematics

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Question

A coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting:

a head?

Sum
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Solution

On tossing a coin once,
Number of possible outcome = 2

a head

Similarly, Favourable outcome of getting a head = 1

But the number of possible outcomes = 2

∴ P(E) = `"Number of Favourable outcome"/"Number of all possible outcome"`

= `1/2`

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Chapter 23: Probability - Exercise 23 [Page 258]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 23 Probability
Exercise 23 | Q 2.2 | Page 258
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