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A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its outcome each time. Hanif wins if all the tosses give the same result, i.e., three heads or three tails, and loses otherwise. Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game. Select the correct answer from above options

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Events when one rupee coin is tossed 3 times : HHH, TTT, HHT, HTH, HTT, THT, TTH ∴ n(S) = 8 Out of these Event except HHH, TTT Hanif loosing the game, n(E) = 6 (∵ 8 – 2 = 6)

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