Exactly five heads

Flip a fair coin 10 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 5 heads? Give a decimal.

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  1. Count the ways to choose which flips are heads.
  2. Divide by $2^{10}$ total outcomes.

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0.2461 (± 0.005)

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