document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134836>Question 134836</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If i flipped a fair coin 5 times, what is the probability of getting 3 heads.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3 heads can happen in 5C3 = 10 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability of any one of the 3 head/2 tail patterns is (1/2)^3*(1/2)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total probability is 5C3(1/2)^3*(1/2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 10*(1/2)^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 10/32 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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