A biased coin has a 2/3 probability of landing heads and a 1/3 probability of landing tails. You toss the coin 9 times. Which of the two options below is more likely to happen? • The coin lands heads only 3 times, and lands tails 6 times. • The coin lands heads all 9 times.

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A biased coin has a 2/3 probability of landing heads and a 1/3 probability of landing tails.
You toss the coin 9 times. Which of the two options below is more likely to happen?
• The coin lands heads only 3 times, and lands tails 6 times.
• The coin lands heads all 9 times.

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