Question

Three coins are tossed together. The probability that only one coin shows tail, is ______.

Options

• `1/2`

• `3/8`

• `7/8`

• 1

Answer 1

Three coins are tossed together. The probability that only one coin shows tail, is `underlinebb(3/8)`.

Explanation:

Possible outcomes when tossing three coins = 8

(HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT)

Favourable outcomes = 3 (HHT, HTH, THH)

Probability = `"Favourable outcomes"/"Possible outcomes"`

= `3/8`