Problem

If a fair coin is tossed 4 times, what is the probability, to the nearest thousandth, of getting exactly 1 heads?

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\( = 0.250 \)

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Step 1 :\( P(\text{exactly 1 head}) = \dbinom{4}{1} \cdot (0.5)^1 \cdot (0.5)^3 \)

Step 2 :\( = 4 \cdot 0.5 \cdot 0.125 \)

Step 3 :\( = 0.250 \)

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