Math Problem Statement
Suppose that a fair coin is tossed 100 times, what is the probability of obtaining at most 55 heads in 100 tosses?
Solution
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Binomial Distribution
Normal Distribution
Central Limit Theorem
Continuity Correction
Formulas
P(X <= k) for binomial distribution: P(X <= 55), where X ~ Binomial(n=100, p=0.5)
Mean of binomial distribution: μ = np
Standard deviation of binomial distribution: σ = √(np(1-p))
Z-score formula: z = (X - μ) / σ
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
Normal Approximation of Binomial Distribution
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 11-12, College Introductory Statistics
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