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If you use a coin to decide who should be president, how many times would you have to flip it to pick one person from among the 32 candidates? (Note that a coin flip has two possible outcomes, so K = 2.) i know the answer is 5 but could you please explain how to get 5

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Sample Answer from Edmentum:

If you use a coin to decide who should be president, how many times would you have-example-1
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Answer:

You need to flip the coin five times to pick one person from among the 32 candidates.

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its the exact answer from edmentum so try to change it a bit

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