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If a fair coin is tossed 6 times, find the probability that you get just one head.

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A fair coin is tossed 6 times.
`therefore absS=2^6`
The six mutually exclusive events are HTTTTT, THTTTT, TTHTTT, TTTHTT, TTTTHT, TTTTTH.
`therefore` Probability of getting just one head `=6/2^6`
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