Question

1) A thumbtack
is tossed. It may land either with the pin up or pin down. In tossing a thumbtack
the probability of the pin facing up is??
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Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

1/2 because there are only 2 possibilities and pin facing up is 1 of them

Answer 2

Answer:

1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

No. of outcomes = 2 (pin up or pin down )

No. of favourable outcomes = 1 (pin up)

P(E) = favorable outcomes / total outcomes = 1/2