Question

A game consists of tossing a

` 5 coin 3 times and noting its outcomes each time. Karim wins if all

the tosses give the same result i. c. three heads or three tails and loses otherwise calculate the

probability that Karim will win the game.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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{HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT }

Outcomes when he does not choose 3

heads or 3 tails=

(HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTE

Probability of losing=6/8=3/4

Answer 2

Answer:

Sample space={HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT }

Outcomes when he does not choose 3

heads or 3 tails=(HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTE)

Probability of losing-6/8=3/4