AMC 12 2015b Problem 17
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An unfair coin lands on heads with a probability of . When tossed times, the probability of exactly two heads is the same as the probability of exactly three heads. What is the value of ?
\textbf{(A)} 5 \textbf{(B)} 8 \textbf{(C)} 10 \textbf{(D)} 11 \textbf{(E)} 13
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