6 - A fair coin is tossed three times (consecutively). What is the variance of X if X is the number of heads of the first shot and Y is the total number of tails? calculate. A) 3/4 B) 1/2 C) 3/2 D) 2 E) 1/4

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6 - A fair coin is tossed three times (consecutively). What is the variance of X if X is the number of heads of the first shot and Y is the total number of tails? calculate.
A) 3/4


B) 1/2


C) 3/2


D) 2


E) 1/4

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