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The probability of a fair coin landing heads-up in one toss is 1/2. If a coin is tossed 20 times, how many times would the coin be expected to land heads-up?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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