A coin is tossed 13 times a How many different outcomes are
A coin is tossed 13 times. a) How many different outcomes are possible? b) How many different outcomes have exactly 5 heads? c) How many different outcomes have at least 2 heads? d) How many different outcomes have at most 9 heads? You have attempted this problem 0 times. You have 5 attempts remaining.
Solution
n = 13
a ) 2n = 213 = 8192
b ) Exactly 5 heads = (13!)/(5!.8!) = 1287
c ) At least 2 heads = 8192 - [ (13!)/(0!.13!) + (13!)/(1!.12!) ]
= 8192 - [ 1 + 13 ]
At least 2 heads = 8192 - 14
At least 2 heads = 8178
