When we toss a coin,there are two possible outcomes - Head or Tail. Therefore,the probability of each outcome is $\frac{1}{2}$. Justify your answer.

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(A) The total number of possible outcomes when tossing a coin is $2$ (Head and Tail).
Since the coin is fair,both outcomes are equally likely.
The probability of an event $E$ is given by the formula: $P(E) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of possible outcomes}}$.
For Head: $P(H) = \frac{1}{2}$.
For Tail: $P(T) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Thus,the probability of each outcome is $\frac{1}{2}$ because they are equally likely events.

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