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d1i1m1o1n [39]
2 years ago
5

A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting a tail in the first toss and a tail in the second toss?

Mathematics
2 answers:
skelet666 [1.2K]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

<h2>1/4 Chances</h2><h2>25% Chances</h2><h2>0.25 Chances (out of 1)</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

Two methods to answer the question.

Here are presented to show the advantage in using the product rule given above.

<h2>Method 1:Using the sample space</h2>

The sample space S of the experiment of tossing a coin twice is given by the tree diagram shown below

The first toss gives two possible outcomes: T or H ( in blue)

The second toss gives two possible outcomes: T or H (in red)

From the three diagrams, we can deduce the sample space S set as follows

          S={(H,H),(H,T),(T,H),(T,T)}

with n(S)=4 where n(S) is the number of elements in the set S

tree diagram in tossing a coin twice

The event E : " tossing a coin twice and getting two tails " as a set is given by

          E={(T,T)}

with n(E)=1 where n(E) is the number of elements in the set E

Use the classical probability formula to find P(E) as:

          P(E)=n(E)n(S)=14

<h2>Method 2: Use the product rule of two independent event</h2>

Event E " tossing a coin twice and getting a tail in each toss " may be considered as two events

Event A " toss a coin once and get a tail " and event B "toss the coin a second time and get a tail "

with the probabilities of each event A and B given by

          P(A)=12 and P(B)=12

Event E occurring may now be considered as events A and B occurring. Events A and B are independent and therefore the product rule may be used as follows

        P(E)=P(A and B)=P(A∩B)=P(A)⋅P(B)=12⋅12=14

NOTE If you toss a coin a large number of times, the sample space will have a large number of elements and therefore method 2 is much more practical to use than method 1 where you have a large number of outcomes.

We now present more examples and questions on how the product rule of independent events is used to solve probability questions.

Greeley [361]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

  • 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>We know that:</u>

  • Chances of getting tails on the first try: 50%
  • Chances of getting tails on the second try: 50%

<u>Solution:</u>

  • Chances of getting tails two times in a row: 50% x 50%
  • => Chances of getting tails two times in a row: 50/100 x 50/100
  • => Chances of getting tails two times in a row: 1/2 x 1/2
  • => Chances of getting tails two times in a row: 1/4
  • => Chances of getting tails two times in a row: 25%

Hoped this helped!

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