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A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, then the probability of getting two tails and one head is
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
- Find the probability of Head and Tail
Let the probability of tail be .
Since a head is twice as likely as a tail,
Also, So,
Hence,
- Find the probability of getting exactly two tails and one head in 3 tosses
We need outcomes with exactly 2 tails and 1 head.
The possible arrangements are:
So, number of favorable sequences is
- Probability of each such sequence
For example, probability of is
Each of the 3 arrangements has the same probability .
Therefore, total probability is
- Match with the options
corresponds to Option B.
Therefore, the correct answer is B.
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