A box contains three coins two regular coins and one fake two-headed coin (P(H)=1) *if a coin is picked at random and toss it then what is the probability that it lands head up? *if a coin is picked at random and toss it and gets head. What is the probability that the two-headed coin?

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A box contains three coins two regular coins and one fake two-headed coin (P(H)=1)
*if a coin is picked at random and toss it then what is the probability
that it lands head up?
*if a coin is picked at random and toss it and gets head. What is the
probability that the two-headed coin?

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