SOLUTION: A fair coin is flipped 9 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 6 heads? Please show work.

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Question 1027436: A fair coin is flipped 9 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 6 heads? Please show work.
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The probability of successes in trials where is the probability of success on any given trial is given by:



Where is the number of combinations of things taken at a time and is calculated by

Since the probability of a head flipping a fair coin once is , you want:



You can do your own arithmetic or calculator work.

John

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