Answer :
Given: A coin is tossed: If the coin shows tail, it is tossed again. If it shows head, then a die is thrown.
Hence, different value of probabilities are

We need to find the probability that the die shows a number greater than 3, given that there is atleast one head.
Now, F: Number greater than 3 on the die
E: atleast one head
We need to find P(E|F)
E = {(H, 4), (H, 5), (H, 6)}
P(E) = P(H, 4) + P(H, 5) + P(H, 6)
F = {(T, H), (H, 1), (H, 2), (H, 3), (H, 4), (H, 5), (H, 6)}
P(F) = P(T, H) + P(H, 1) + P(H, 2) + P(H, 3) + P(H, 4) + P(H, 5)
+ P(H, 6)
Also, E ∩ F = Number greater than 3 and also atleast one head
E ∩ F = (H, 4), (H, 5), (H, 6)
So, P(E ∩ F) = P(H, 4) + P(H, 5) + P(H, 6)
Now, we know that the Property of Conditional Probability:
P(E|F) × P(F) = P(E ∩ F)
OR
Let X: number of heads appearing
Coin toss is a Bernoulli trial
So, X has a binomial distribution
P(X = x) = nCx qn–x px
Here,
n = number of coin tosses
p = probability of head
q = 1 – p
Substituting the values, we get
We know that, when the base is same the powers get add
Now, we have to find that how many times must a man toss a fair coin so that the probability of having atleast one head is more than 90%
So, given P(X ≥ 1) > 90%
We need to find n
Now,
P(X ≥ 1) > 90%
⇒ 1 – P(X = 0) > 90%
[Here, x = 0]
⇒ 2n < 10
We know that 24 = 16 < 10
21 = 2
22 = 2 × 2 = 4
23 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16
So, n ≥ 4
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