Mathematics · 2024
JEE Main · 31 January 2024, Shift 2 · Q19
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…
A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed $\displaystyle 3$ times, then the probability of getting two tails and one head is
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(4)
$\displaystyle \frac{2}{9}$
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