If a fair coin is flipped four times, what is the probabi...

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Probability

If a fair coin is flipped four times, what is the probability of obtaining 'tails' no more than once in the four flips?

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A

\frac{1}{2}

B

\frac{7}{16}

C

\frac{1}{4}

D

\frac{3}{8}

E

\frac{5}{16}

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