In: Statistics and Probability
when a coin is flipped, we get 2 outcomes = head or tail
If a coin is tossed 12 times, the maximum probability of getting
heads is 12.
But, 12 coin tosses leads to
number of possible sequences of heads & tails.
The number of possible sequences of heads and tails in 12 coin tosses is:
The number of ways that such a sequence could contain 8 heads is the number of ways of choosing 8 out of 12
that is
nCr = n! / r! * (n - r)!,
12C8 =
So the probability of getting 8 heads in 12 coin tosses is