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1. A coin is flipped 50 times.

a)Calculate the probability that exactly 10 coin flips are heads.

b)Calculate the probability that 10 coin flips or less are heads.

2.The expected number of work accidents in a year is 11.5.

a) Calculate the probability that there are exactly 10 accidents in a randomly selected year.

b)Calculate the probability that there are10 or more accidents in a randomly selected year.

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