What is the probability that a fair coin lands on heads on 4 out of 5 flips?

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What is the probability that a fair coin lands on heads on 4 out of 5 flips?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-01T01:06:45

$P_((x=4 heads))=0.15625$

Explanation:

$p=0.5$
$q=0.5$

$P_((x=4 heads))= "^nC_xp^xp^(n-x)$
$P_((x=4 heads))= "^5C_4(0.5)^4(0.5)^(5-4)$
$P_((x=4 heads))= =5(0.5)^4(0.5)^1$
$P_((x=4 heads))= =5(0.0625)(0.5)$
$P_((x=4 heads))=0.15625$

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