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)


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