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Binomial & Poisson Distributions · Question 19 of 68

Question 19

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A fair coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of at most one head?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. At most one head: P(0)+P(1)=132+532P(0) + P(1) = \frac{1}{32} + \frac{5}{32}.

  2. =632=316= \frac{6}{32} = \frac{3}{16}.

Worth noting

532\frac{5}{32} is exactly one head; 'at most one' includes no heads.

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