Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Probability

Question:

A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times . If the probability of getting 7 heads is equal to getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is,

Options:

$15 / 2^8$

$2 / 15$

$15 / 2^{13}$

none of these

Correct Answer:

$15 / 2^{13}$

Explanation:

Let coin was tossed 'n' times and X be the random variable representing the number of head appearing in 'n' trials.

$P(X=7)=P(X=9) \Rightarrow{ }^n C_7(1 / 2)^7(1 / 2)^{n-7}={ }^n C_9(1 / 2)^{n-9} \times(1 / 2)^9$

$\Rightarrow{ }^n C_7={ }^n C_9 \Rightarrow n=16$

Now  $P(X=2)={ }^{16} C_2(1 / 2)^2(1 / 2)^{14}=\frac{{ }^{16} C_2}{2^{16}}=\frac{16.15}{2^{17}}=\frac{15}{2^{13}}$