A fair coin is tossed 5 times. Find the probability of obtaining exactly 3 heads.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: . Step 2. . **Answer: . Why not the others:** : That is the probability of heads in a particular order and ignores the tails. : That is the proportion of heads, not a probability of this event. : That is the probability of one particular sequence.

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