A fair coin is tossed three times in succession. If the first toss produces a head, then the probability of getting exactly two heads in three tosses is (a) 1/8 (b) 1/2 (c) 3/8 (d) 3/4
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Step 1: Given that the first toss produces a head, the sample space is reduced to {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT}. Show more…
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