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A coin is tossed ten times. The probability of heads on each toss is 0.5. Evaluate the probability of getting exactly 6 heads.

A coin is tossed ten times. The probability of heads on each toss is 0.5. Evaluate the probability of getting exactly 6 heads.
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A coin is tossed ten times. The probability of heads on each toss is 0.5. Evaluate the probability of getting exactly 6 heads.

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The probability of getting exactly 6 heads is: 10!/6!(10-6)! * (1/2)^6 (1 - 1/2)^4 = 0.205 or 20.6 %
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