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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    2021-12-28T13:53:50+00:00

    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

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