SOLUTION: flip a fair coin 36 times determine the probability that less than 16 heads were obtained mean 36 less than 16 wound be 16-1 = 15

Question 636856: flip a fair coin 36 times determine the probability that less than 16 heads were obtained
mean 36 less than 16 wound be 16-1
= 15
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20081) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

On your TI-84

binomcdf(36,.5,15)

gives

.2024161226

to get binomcdf( press 2nd then VARS then scroll down to binomcdf(

If you have the newer version of TI-84 you will get a screen where you
put 36 for the trials, .5 for the p and 15 for the x value.  Then
go to Paste and binomcdf(36,.5,15) will appear on the screen and
press ENTER.

Edwin

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