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Fair coin is tossed two times in succession. The set of equally likely outcomes is {HH, HT, TH, TT}.?

Find the odds of it being two tails

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  • M3
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    odds in favor = 1:3

    (probability = 1/4) if you have used "odds" loosely for probability

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  • 9 years ago

    P(T⋂T) = P(T)*P(T) = (1/2)*(1/2) = 1/4, answer

    Because the events are independents!

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