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An unbiased coin is tossed 7 times, find the chance that exactly 5 times head will appear.

A

23/128

B

21/128

C

19/64

D

21/64

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To solve the problem of finding the probability of getting exactly 5 heads when an unbiased coin is tossed 7 times, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Problem We need to find the probability of getting exactly 5 heads in 7 tosses of an unbiased coin. Each toss has two possible outcomes: heads (H) or tails (T). ### Step 2: Use the Binomial Probability Formula The probability of getting exactly k successes (heads) in n trials (tosses) can be calculated using the binomial probability formula: \[ ...
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