NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 13.3
Question 25

Question. 25

A coin is tossed 3 times. List outcomes and find probability of (i) all heads (ii) at least two heads.

Answer:

(i) \(\dfrac{1}{8}\), (ii) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Step 1: Total outcomes when a coin is tossed 3 times

Each coin toss has 2 possible outcomes: Head (H) or Tail (T).

So, for 3 tosses: total outcomes = \(2^3 = 8\).

List of all outcomes: HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, TTT.


Step 2: Probability of all heads (i)

From the list, only one outcome is all heads: HHH.

So, favourable outcomes = 1.

Total outcomes = 8.

Therefore, Probability = \( \dfrac{1}{8} \).


Step 3: Probability of at least two heads (ii)

"At least two heads" means the outcome should have either 2 heads or 3 heads.

  • Two heads: HHT, HTH, THH (3 outcomes)
  • Three heads: HHH (1 outcome)

Total favourable outcomes = 3 + 1 = 4.

Total outcomes = 8.

Therefore, Probability = \( \dfrac{4}{8} = \dfrac{1}{2} \).

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability – Exercise 13.3 | Detailed Answers