document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618547>Question 618547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Suppose we want to determine the (binomial) probability(p) of getting 5 heads in 11 flips of a 2-sided coin.  Using the Binomial Probabilities Table in Appendix B of the text, what values of n, x and p would we use to look up this probability, and what would be the probability?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389278 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=389278\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can either use an appendix or calculator to evaluate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE P(x=5) = {{11}\choose{5}} (\frac{1}{2})^{11}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which should yield P(x=5) = 231/1024 = .22559 </SPAN>\n" );
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