Rework problem 11 from section 4.1 of your text involving the flipping of a weighted coin. Assume that the coin is weighted so that a tail is 4 times as likely as a head. The coin is flipped 8 times. What is the probability that both heads and tails occur

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 Rework problem 11 from section 4.1 of your text involving the flipping of a weighted coin. Assume that the coin is weighted so that a tail is 4 times as likely as a head. The coin is flipped 8 times.

What is the probability that both heads and tails occur? 

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