document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47507>Question 47507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the odds against obtaining two (2) heads in a single toss of two coins.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it 1/2...NO...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THERE ARE 2 POSSIBILITIES IN EACH TOSS ...PROBABILITY OF HEAD IN ONE TOSS=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SAME IS CASE IN SECOND TOSS =1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE PROBABILITY OF GETTING 2 HEADS IN 2 TOSSES =(1/2)*(1/2)=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROBABILITY AGAINST 2 HEADS =1-1/4=3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ODDS AGAINST 2 HEADS ARE 3/4:1/4=3:1 </SPAN>\n" );
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