What is the probability of getting exactly seven heads in the course of twelve flips of an honest coin? b) Let's say you have a dishonest coin, such that its probability of landing head side up is 0.7. Now what would be the probability of getting exactly seven heads in the course of twelve flips? c) What is the modal (likeliest) number of heads to occur in twelve flips of the dishonest coin in 2b)?

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a) What is the probability of getting exactly seven heads in the course of twelve flips of an honest coin?

b) Let's say you have a dishonest coin, such that its probability of landing head side up is 0.7. Now what would be the probability of getting exactly seven heads in the course of twelve flips?

c) What is the modal (likeliest) number of heads to occur in twelve flips of the dishonest coin in 2b)?

d) Which probability distribution is designed for such problems? 

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