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I toss three coins together. The possible outcomes are no heads, 1 head, 2 head and 3 heads. So, I say that probability of no heads is 1/4.

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I toss three coins together. The possible outcomes are no heads, 1 head, 2 head and 3 heads. So, I say that probability of no heads is 1/4. What is wrong with this conclusion? Select the correct answer from above options

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I toss three coins together [given] So, total number of outcomes = 23 = 8 and possible outcomes are(HHH),(HTT),(THT),(TTH),(HHT),(THH),(HTH) and (TTT). Now, probability of getting no head = 1/8 Hence, the given conclusion is wrong because the probability of no head is 1/8 and 1/4.

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