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A bag contains 2n+1 coins. It is known that n of these coins have a head on both sides, whereas the remaining coins are fair. A coin is picked up at random from the bag and tossed. If the probability that the toss results in a head is 3142 then n=

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answer is 10.

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Detailed Solution

Given that the bag contains 2n+1 coins, in which n coins are biased and these coins has both sides head, and remaining coins are fair

Hence, the probability of getting head is 

   p=n·1+n+1·122n+1 =2n+n+122n+1 =3n+14n+2

This is given as 3142

hence, 

3n+14n+2=31423n+12n+1=3121 

Cross multiply 

63n+21=62n+31n=10

Therefore, the value of n is 10

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A bag contains 2n+1 coins. It is known that n of these coins have a head on both sides, whereas the remaining coins are fair. A coin is picked up at random from the bag and tossed. If the probability that the toss results in a head is 3142 then n=