25. Which of the following arguments are correct and which are not correct? Give reasons for your Solution:.(i) If two coins are tossed simultaneously there are three possible outcomes—two heads, two tails or one of each. Therefore, for each of these outcomes, the probability is 1/3(ii) If a die is thrown, there are two possible outcomes—an odd number or an even number. Therefore, the probability of getting an odd number is 1/2
Harshit Singh , 3 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Pawan Prajapati
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(i) All the possible events are (H,H); (H,T); (T,H) and (T,T)
So, P (getting two heads) = ¼
and, P (getting one of the each) = 2/4 = ½
∴ This statement is incorrect.
(ii) Since the two outcomes are equally likely, this statement is correct.
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