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George flips an unfair coin 7 times. The coin has a 1/4 probability of coming up heads and a 3/4  probability of coming up tails. What is the probability that he flips exactly 2 tails?

 Dec 29, 2016

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p = nCr(7,2)*(3/4)2*(1/4)(7-2) → 0.01154

 

Note:  nCr(7,2) = 7!/(2!*5!) = 7*6/2 = 21

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 Dec 29, 2016
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Best Answer

p = nCr(7,2)*(3/4)2*(1/4)(7-2) → 0.01154

 

Note:  nCr(7,2) = 7!/(2!*5!) = 7*6/2 = 21

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Alan Dec 29, 2016
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Thanks!

 

(Which by the way is 189/16384)

 Dec 29, 2016

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