Example 1
When tossing a fair coin 10 times, what is the probability the coin will land heads-up exactly 6 times?
- Identify the needed information.
- Determine the probability of success, p.
- Determine the probability of failure, q.
- Determine the number of trials, n.
- Determine the number of successes, x.
- Calculate the probability of the coin landing heads-up 6 times.