SOLUTION: What is the probability that the number of heads will be less than or equal to 1200 out of 2500 tosses?
P{H<= 1200 when you toss a coin 2500 times}
define X_k ={5 if H; 1
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Question 371790: What is the probability that the number of heads will be less than or equal to 1200 out of 2500 tosses?
P{H<= 1200 when you toss a coin 2500 times}
define X_k ={5 if H; 10 if H <---- should be on next line in braket
Please show me how to solve this. I have been working on it for over a week and cant seem to figure it out.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the normal approximation for the binomial distribution with , and , so that . Then .
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