Answer :
The possible outcomes for 1 HEAD and 3 TAILS are
HTTT
THTT
TTHT
TTTH
Assuming the coin is a fair coin, we have:
Probability of tossing head is 0.5
Probability of tossing tail is 0.5
Probability of tossing the coin four times for each outcome combination listed above is
HTTT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
THTT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
TTHT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
TTTH = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
Hence, probability of getting three tails and one head from 4 tossing is
4×0.0625 = 0.25
HTTT
THTT
TTHT
TTTH
Assuming the coin is a fair coin, we have:
Probability of tossing head is 0.5
Probability of tossing tail is 0.5
Probability of tossing the coin four times for each outcome combination listed above is
HTTT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
THTT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
TTHT = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
TTTH = 0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5 = 0.0625
Hence, probability of getting three tails and one head from 4 tossing is
4×0.0625 = 0.25