51. Let X represents the difference between the number of heads and the number of tails obtained when a coin is tossed 6 times. What are possible values of X?
51. Let X represents the difference between the number of heads and the number of tails obtained when a coin is tossed 6 times. What are possible values of X?
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51. A coin is tossed six times and X represents the difference between the number of heads and the number of tails.
∴ X (6 H, 0T) = |6 - 0| = 6
X (5 H, 1 T) = |5 - 1| = 4
X (4 H, 2 T) = |4 - 2| = 2
X (3 H, 3 T) = 3 - 3| = 0
X (2 H, 4 T) = |2 - 4| = 2
X (1 H, 5 T) = |1 - 5| = 4
X (0H, 6 T) = | 0 - 6| = 6
Thus, the possible values of X are 6, 4, 2, and 0.
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