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an experiment consists of flipping a fair coin 4 times. What is the probability of obtaining at least one head?

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\mathbb P(X\ge1)=1-\mathbb P(X=0)

The probability of getting 0 heads in 4 tosses (or equivalently, 4 tails) is
\frac1{2^4}=\frac1{16}.

So the desired probability is


1-\frac1{16}=(15)/(16)
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