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A coin is tossed 5 times, the probability of getting at least 3 heads is:

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✅ Correct Option: 1

Favourable outcomes number (53)+(54)+(55)=10+5+1=16\binom{5}{3}+\binom{5}{4}+\binom{5}{5}=10+5+1=16 out of 25=322^5=32, giving probability 12\frac{1}{2}. Symmetry of the fair coin also makes this immediate.

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