The airport bus starts from the airport and can make 10 stops on the way to drop passengers. On one early morning, it started with just 10 passengers. Assume that every stop is equally likely for each passenger and that the passengers get dropped independent of each other. The bus makes a stop only if someone indicates that they need to get off. What is the probability that this 747 made only 5 stops in total?

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The airport bus starts from the airport and can make 10 stops on the way to drop passengers. On one early morning, it started with just 10 passengers. Assume that every stop is equally likely for each passenger and that the passengers get dropped independent of each other. The bus makes a stop only if someone indicates that they need to get off. What is the probability that this 747 made only 5 stops in total?

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