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Probability, SMB-003 MC

Arun flips an unbiased coin 200 times.

Which result is most likely?

  1. `20\ text(tails)`
  2. `98\ text(tails)`
  3. `108\ text(tails)`
  4. `196\ text(tails)`
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`B`

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`text{Each toss is an independent event with 50% chance for both heads and tails}.`

`text{The expected result after 200 tosses is 100 tails, 100 heads.}`

`:.\ text{The most likely result = 98 tails (closest to 100)}`

`=> B`

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