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Q2. Three coins are tossed. What is the probability that the outcome will consist of: a) exactly two heads? b) exactly two tails? is tos a) W b) w c) W

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00:01 Alright, solution in part a if the first one is a hat then the probability that all three are hat is the same as the probability that all next and next two are hat and by my application rule this is one half times one half which is one over four...
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