Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Probability - Exercise Set - Page 1118: 21

Answer

The required probability is, $\frac{1}{4}$

Work Step by Step

The sample space of equally likely outcomes is $\left\{ HH,HT,TH,TT \right\}$; therefore, $ n\left( S \right)=4$ Assume $ E $ to be the event of obtaining two heads; then $ E=\left\{ HH \right\}$ so, $ n\left( E \right)=1$ Thus, the probability of two heads is: $\begin{align} & P\left( E \right)=\frac{n\left( E \right)}{n\left( S \right)} \\ & =\frac{1}{4} \end{align}$
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