GRADE 12 MATH · CHAPTER 2

Data, statistics & probability

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  1. Probability & statistics

    Find a binomial coin-toss probability

    Combine independent equally likely trials with a count of favorable position sets.

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A fair coin is tossed 4 times independently. What is the probability of exactly 1 heads? Give a fraction in simplest form.

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There are 16 equally likely ordered outcomes. Choose the 1 head positions in 4 ways: probability = 1/4.

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