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Three coins are tossed together. Write all the possible outcomes. Now, find the probability of getting all tails.

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Three coins are tossed together. Write all the possible outcomes. Now, find the probability of getting all tails.

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Solution

When three coins are tossed, possible outcomes are: 

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

Total possible outcomes = 8   

Favorable outcomes for all tails = TTT 

Number of favorable outcomes = 1 

P(all tails) = `1/8`

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Chapter 25: Probability - Exercise 25 (C) [Page 395]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 25 Probability
Exercise 25 (C) | Q 27. (iv) | Page 395
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