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If a coin is tossed 8 times and getting a head is considered as success, then which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) The probability of getting 4 heads is 35128\dfrac{35}{128}

(B) The mean of the number of successes is 4.

(C) The variance of the number of successes is 2.

(D) The probability of getting 6 heads is 964\dfrac{9}{64}.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Binomial with n=8n=8, p=12p=\dfrac12. P(4)=8C4256=70256=35128P(4)=\dfrac{^8C_4}{256}=\dfrac{70}{256}=\dfrac{35}{128}, mean =np=4=np=4, variance =npq=2=npq=2. But P(6)=28256=764P(6)=\dfrac{28}{256}=\dfrac{7}{64}, not 964\dfrac{9}{64}, so (D) fails.

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