A coin is tossed three times. Find P (A/B) in each of the following:
A=At most two tails, B=At least one tail.
When a coin is tossed three times, we have following outcomes
{HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, TTT}
Total outcomes =8
A= atmost two tails ={HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, } = 7
Therefore probability of occurrence of event A = P(A) =
B= at least one tail ={HHT, HTH, HHT, THT, TTH, TTT, HTT} =7
Therefore probability of occurrence of event B = P(B) =
Now Also we want P (A ∩ B) = probability of occurrence of both events A and B
= occurrence of atleast two tail and atleast one tail ={HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH,} =6
Hence, probability of occurrence of both events A and B = P (A ∩ B)=
Therefore, =
=
(answer)