Conditional Probability

2007-05-06 10:04 am
There are three fair coins. Two of them are normal coins and the remainig one is a two-head coin. A coin is chosen at random and tossed.


Q: If a head shows up, this chosen coin is tossed once more. If a tail shows up, another coin is chosen from the remaining two coins and tossed. Find the probability of getting

(i) two heads in these two trails
(ii) two tails in these two trails

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2007-05-06 10:28 am
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There are three fair coins. Two of them are normal coins and the remainig one is a two-head coin. A coin is chosen at random and tossed.
Q: If a head shows up, this chosen coin is tossed once more. If a tail shows up, another coin is chosen from the remaining two coins and tossed. Find the probability of getting
(i) two heads in these two trails
第一次取後雙面都是公的硬幣概率 = 1/3
則擲到兩次公的概率 = 1
所以這種況取後兩公的概率是 (1/3)(1) = 1/3
第一次取得普通硬幣的概率 = 2/3
則擲到兩次公的概率 = 1/4
所以這種況取後兩公的概率是 = (2/3)(1/4) = 1/6
所以機會是 (1/3) + (1/6)
= 1/2
所以擲後兩公的概率是 1/2

(ii) two tails in these two trails
第一次取得普通硬幣的概率 = 2/3
第一次試擲結果是字的概率是 = 1/2
再取得普通硬幣的概率 = 1/2
第二次試擲結果是字的概率是 = 1/2
所以擲得兩次都是字的概率是
= (2/3)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)
= 1/12
所以擲出兩字的概率是 1/12


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