Use the appropriate normal distribution to approximate the resulting binomial distribution: A coin is weighted so that the probability of obtaining a head in a single toss is 0.25. If the coin is tossed 45 times, what is the probability of obtaining between 9 and 14 heads, exclusively. A) 0.0537 B) 0.5051 C) 0.7201 D) 0.6975 E) 0.4836

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Use the appropriate normal distribution to approximate the resulting binomial
distribution:

A coin is weighted so that the probability of obtaining a head in a single toss is 0.25. If the coin is tossed 45
times, what is the probability of obtaining between 9 and 14 heads, exclusively.

A) 0.0537

B) 0.5051

C) 0.7201

D) 0.6975

E) 0.4836

 

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