SOLUTION: how many ways can a person toss a coin 14 times so the number of heads is between 8 and 10 inclusive
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Question 662152: how many ways can a person toss a coin 14 times so the number of heads is between 8 and 10 inclusive
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how many ways can a person toss a coin 14 times so the number of heads is between 8 and 10 inclusive
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Binomial Problem with n = 14 and P(heads) = 1/2
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P(8<= x <=10) = binomcdf(14,0.5,10) - binomcdf(14,0.5,7) = 0.3666
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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