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If you flip a coin 10 times, what are the odds that you will get the same number of heads and tails?

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Solution

This is Binomial with n=10 and p=0.5 (assuming a fair coin)
Explanation:
Out of 10 flips, the probability of getting 5 heads (or tails) is...
P(X=5)=10!5!×5!×(12)5(12)5=632560.246
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