A coin is tossed 12 times and the outcomes are observed as shown below: The chance of occurrence of Head is
(a) 1/2
(b) 5/12
(c) 7/12
(d) 5/7

Solution:

As a coin is tossed twelve times, we got 12 outcomes

The number of times the head appeared is 5

Therefore, the probability is the ratio of favourable outcomes to total comes = 5/12

✦ Try This: A coin is tossed 12 times and the outcomes are observed as shown below: The chance of occurrence of Tail is (a) 1/2, (b) 5/12, (c) 7/12, (d) 5/7

As a coin is tossed twelve times, we got 12 outcomes

The number of times the tail appeared is 7

Therefore, the probability is the ratio of favourable outcomes to total comes = 7/12

☛ Also Check: NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 5

NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Problem 23

A coin is tossed 12 times and the outcomes are observed as shown below: The chance of occurrence of Head is (a) 1/2, (b) 5/12, (c) 7/12, (d) 5/7

Summary:

A coin is tossed 12 times, the probability of getting a head is 5/12.

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