Q31. A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its outcome each time. Aryan wins if all the tosses give the same result i.e. three heads or three tails and loses otherwise. Then the probability that Aryan will lose the game.
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(A) 3/4
(B) 1/2
(C) 1
(D) 1/4
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Answer: (A)
Explanation: Total outcomes are:
HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT,
THT, TTH, TTT
Favourable outcomes for losing
game are
HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH
Therefore probability of losing the
game is:
P (Losing the game) = 6/8
⇒ P (Losing the game) = 3/4