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In a game, the entry fee is Rs. 150. The game consists of tossing a coin 3 times. Dhana bought a ticket for entry. If one or two heads show, she gets her entry fee back. If she throuws 3 heads, she receives double the entry fees. Otherwise she will lose. Find the probability that she (i) gets double entry fee (ii) just gets her entry fee (iii) loses the entry fee.

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`(i) (1)/(8)`
`(ii) (3)/(4)`
`(iii) (1)/(8)`
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