olymmath

AMC 12 2015b Problem 17

  • Paper

An unfair coin lands on heads with a probability of 14\tfrac{1}{4}. When tossed nn times, the probability of exactly two heads is the same as the probability of exactly three heads. What is the value of nn ?

\textbf{(A)} 5 \textbf{(B)} 8 \textbf{(C)} 10 \textbf{(D)} 11 \textbf{(E)} 13

Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.

Show the answer

D

Solutions

No solution is on olymmath yet. Official and human solutions come first when they arrive. AI solutions come after them, with a label.

Add a solution

Similar problems

These problems have the most words in common with this statement.

Locator amc12/2015b/p17 · Tag V97K61SR23 · Edit this page on GitHub · Keys: j next, k previous