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that would be great. thanks. (:-If it is a fair two-sided coin flipped through a 3-dimensional space, then p(heads)= 0.= (7 choose 5) * .5^5 * .......
A fair coin is tossed 7 times. What is the probability that:
a) Exactly 5 heads appear?
b) At least two heads appear?
c) At most 4 heads appear?


and if you could explain how you got the answer, that would be great. thanks. (:

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If it is a fair two-sided coin flipped through a 3-dimensional space, then p(heads) = 0.5

p(5 heads) = # ways to arrange 5 heads and 2 tails in a string of 7 flips
multiplied by the probability of 5 heads and then 2 tails

= (7 choose 5) * .5^5 * .5^2
= 7 x 6 / 2 * (1/2)^7
= 0.1640625

b)
1 - P(0 heads) - P(1 heads) = P(>=2 heads)

P(0 heads) = 0.5^7
P(1 heads) = 7 x (0.5^6)(0.6)
1 - 8*(1/2)^7 = 0.9375

c)
P(0 heads) + P(1 heads) + P(2 heads) + P(3 heads) + P(4 heads)

They all have 0.5^7

1 + 7 + (6*7/2) + (6*7*5)/6 + (4*5*6*7)/(1*2*3*4)
1 + 7 + 21 + 35 + 35
99 (0.5)^7 = 0.7734375
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