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Q.A coin is tossed 10 times. The probability of getting head 6 times is

(a) 10C5 . 1/2^10
(b) 10C3 . 1/2^10
(c) 10C4 . 1/2^10
(d) 10C8 . 1/2^10
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Use the binomial probability formula with n=10n=10, p=1/2p=1/2; note 10C6= 10C4^{10}C_6=\,^{10}C_4.

For a fair coin tossed 10 times, X∼B(10,1/2)X\sim B(10,1/2), so

P(X=6)=(106)(12)10P(X=6)=\binom{10}{6}\left(\dfrac12\right)^{10}

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