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A biased coin is tossed 10 times. The head is 2 times more likely to appear than the tail. The probability that 2nd tail and 4th tail occur at 4th and 10th tosses respectively is
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Options:
  • A 1639
  • B 320310
  • C 32039
  • D 160310
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 32039
PH=23,PT=13

2nd tail and 4th tail occur at 4th and 10th tosses respectively implies that there is one tail in first three tosses, 2nd tail at 4th toss, one tail at next five tosses and 4th tail at 10th toss.

So, the required probability = C   3 1 1 3 2 3 2 × 1 3 × C   5 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 × 1 3

=32039

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