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Suppose you flip a fair coin six times. What is the probabi [#permalink] New post 02 Jan 2013, 14:12
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Suppose you flip a fair coin six times. What is the probability that, in six flips, you get at least one head?

(A) 5/8
(B) 13/16
(C) 15/16
(D) 31/32
(E) 63/64

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Re: Suppose you flip a fair coin six times. What is the probabi [#permalink] New post 03 Jan 2013, 13:44
Best way of solving an "at least 1" type of question is to compute "1 - probability of flipping 0 heads"

probability of flipping either a head or a tail = 1/2

probability of flipping 6 tails in a row (1/2)^6

probability of flipping at least 1 head = 1 - (1/2)^6 = 63/64 (answer E)
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