4. Combinatorics and the Binomial Distribution a) How many different ways can you permute 6 distinct objects? b) What is the probability of having exactly 4 heads appear in a sequence of 6 consecutive tosses of a fair coin? c) What is the probability of having at least 4 heads appear in a sequence of 6 consecutive tosses of a fair coin? d) If the probability that a drug is effective in treating a particular illness is 25%, and the drug is administered to a random sample of 6 people with the illness, what is the probability that at least 4 of the people will be cured of the illness?

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