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The probability of getting at least one head in three tosses of a fair coin is:

Answer: 7/8.

  • A 1/8
  • B 3/8
  • C 7/8
  • D 1/2

Correct answer: C. 7/8

Explanation: P(no head) = 1/8, so P(at least one) = 1 − 1/8 = 7/8.

UABA and BA onlyB onlyOutside both circles: complement of (A union B)

Venn diagram of the universal set U with events A and B, showing the intersection (A and B), the parts unique to each event, and the complement region outside both.

Concept context

Chance, events, conditional probability, and Bayes theorem

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