A fair coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of exactly 1 head?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 5/32
- Step 1: Use the binomial formula C(n, k)(1/2)^n.
- Step 2: C(5, 1)/32 = 5/32.
Answer
5/32.
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