Excursions In Modern Mathematics, 9th Edition
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ISBN: 9780134494142
Author: Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 18E
When two fair coins are tossed the probability of tossing two heads is
a. determine the probability of tossing two heads and four tails when six fair coins are tossed.
b. determine the probability of tossing two heads and 10 tails when 12 fair coins are tossed. (Hint: Find an explicit formula first.)
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