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In a game, the entry fee is of Rs.5. The game consists of a tossing a coin 3 times. If one or two heads show, Sweta gets her entry fee back. If she throws 3 heads, she receives double the entry fees. Otherwise she will lose. For tossing a coin three times, find the probability that she (i) loses the entry fee. (ii) gets double entry fee. (iii) just gets her entry fee. Select the correct answer from above options

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Total possible outcomes of tossing a coin 3 times, S = {(HHH),(TTT),(HTT),(THT),(TTH),(THH),(HTH),(HHT)} ∴ n(S) = 8 (i) Let E1 = Event that Sweta losses the entry fee = She tosses tail on three times n(E1) = {(T T T)} (ii) Let Event that Sweta gets double entry fee = She tosses tail on three times = {(HHH)} n(E2) = 1 (iii) Let Event that Sweta gets her entry fee back = Sweta gets heads one or two times = {(HTT),(THT),(TTH),(HHT),(HTH),(THH)} n(E3) = 6

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