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Choose the probability of getting a tails, from four options.
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\n\\[
\\begin{align}
P(\\text{tails}) &= \\displaystyle\\frac{\\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\\text{total number of outcomes}}\\\\
&= \\displaystyle\\frac{1}{2}.
\\end{align}
\\]