A box contains four cent coins, of which two coins have heads on both their faces, one coin has tail...
A box contains four cent coins, of which two coins have heads on both their faces, one coin has tail on both its faces and the fourth coin is a normal one. A coin is picked at random and then tossed. If head is the outcome of the toss, then find the probability that the other face (hidden face) of the coin tossed is also a head.
Answer/Solution
4/5
Steps/Work
There are four ways (2 heads in one two-headed coin and 2 heads in the other two-headed coin)
How many ways can you get heads from this entire set of coins? There are five ways (four as identified above and one from the normal coin)
Therefore probability = (number of ways to get heads from a two-headed coin)/(number of ways to get heads from any coin)
= 4/5
D
How many ways can you get heads from this entire set of coins? There are five ways (four as identified above and one from the normal coin)
Therefore probability = (number of ways to get heads from a two-headed coin)/(number of ways to get heads from any coin)
= 4/5
D