GMAT Prep Probability Question

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GMAT Prep Probability Question

by Skywalker » Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:42 am
For 1 toss of a certain coin, the probability that the outcome llbe heads is 0.6. If this coin is tossed 5 times, which of the following is teh probability that the outcome will be heads atleast 4 times ?

1) (0.6)^5
2) 2(0.6)^4
3) 3(0.6)^4 (0.4)
4) 4(0.6)^4 + (0.6)^5
5) 5(0.6)^4 (0.4) + (0.6)^5

OA [spoiler]= 5[/spoiler], but why is there a "5" multiplied to (0.6)^4 . Is it a typo ?
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by debmalya_dutta » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:17 am
it is correct because among the 5 times the coins is tossed , the attempt when the toss results in a heads(4 times) can be selected in 5C4 ways or 5 ways
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