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As the number of tosses of a coin increases, the ratio of the number of heads to the total number of tosses will be 12. Is it correct? If not, write the correct one. - Mathematics

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As the number of tosses of a coin increases, the ratio of the number of heads to the total number of tosses will be `1/2`. Is it correct? If not, write the correct one.  

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No, since the number of coin increases, the ratio of the number of heads to the total number of tosses will be nearer to `1/2` but not exactly `1/2`.

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Chapter 14: Statistics & Probability - Exercise 14.2 [Page 138]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 9
Chapter 14 Statistics & Probability
Exercise 14.2 | Q 10. | Page 138

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