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In 50 tosses of a coin, tail appears 32 times. If a coin is tossed at random, what is the probability of getting a head?

Total number times a coin is tossed = 50


Number of times tail occurred = 32


Number of times tail occurred = 50 – 32 = 18


Probability P() =


Probability of getting a head is P(head) = = =

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