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In a simultaneous toss of two coins, find the probability of getting: exactly one head

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Total no. of outcomes=4(HT,TH,HH,TT)
No. of outcomes containing exactly one head =2(HT,TH)
Probability of getting exactly one head =2/4​=1/2​
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