Suppose you plan to flip a fair coin and count the number of times the coin lands on "heads". Let H represent "heads" and T represent "tails".
-You plan to flip the coin n times. For which of the following values of n would you have the highest probability of observing all heads?
A) n = 2
B) n = 5
C) n = 20
D) n = 100

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of observing all heads is (1/2)^n. The smaller the n, the higher the probability. Thus, n = 2 has the highest probability.

Suppose You Plan to Flip a Fair Coin and Count