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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 15, Problem 50P
Suppose that you repeatedly shake six coins in your hand and drop them on the floor. Construct a table showing the number of microstates that correspond to each microstate. What is the probability of obtaining (a) three heads and three tails, and (b) six heads?
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