Question 15 Marks
A coin is tossed $300$ times and we get head $: 136$ times and tail $: 164$ times. When a coin is tossed at random, What is the probability of getting $(i)$ a head, $(ii)$ a tail$?$
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View full question & answer→Total number of trials $= 300$
Number of times a head is obtained $= 136$
Number of times a tail is obtained $= 164$
$i.$ Probability of getting head$=\frac{\text{Number of times heads is obtained}}{\text{Total number of trials}}=\frac{136}{300}=\frac{34}{75}$
$ii.$ Probability of getting tail$=\frac{\text{Number of times tails is obtained}}{\text{Total number of trials}}=\frac{164}{300}=\frac{41}{75}$
Number of times a head is obtained $= 136$
Number of times a tail is obtained $= 164$
$i.$ Probability of getting head$=\frac{\text{Number of times heads is obtained}}{\text{Total number of trials}}=\frac{136}{300}=\frac{34}{75}$
$ii.$ Probability of getting tail$=\frac{\text{Number of times tails is obtained}}{\text{Total number of trials}}=\frac{164}{300}=\frac{41}{75}$