Question

Two players toss a coin one after the other. Which option is the only correct option?

(a) The chances of first player getting head is higher than chances of second player

(b) The chances of second player getting head is higher than chances of first player

(c) If player one gets head then player two cannot get head

(d) Player one and two have equal chances of getting head

I got this question in semester exam.

Origin of the question is Data Handling in division Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Player one and two have equal chances of getting head

To explain I would say: A coin has two sides i.e. head (H) and tail (T). When a coin is tossed, we can get either head or tail. Player one and player two are independent of each other. They cannot influence outcome of each other.