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Six students will decide which of them are on a committee by flipping a coin. Each student flips the coin and is on the committee if he or she gets a head. What is the probability that someone is on the committee, but not all 6 students?

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A coin-flip problem is solved using a binomial distribution. The solution is detailed and well presented. The response received a rating of "5" from the student who originally posted the question.

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Solution. Since each student flips the coin and is on the committee if he or she gets a head, we know that the probability that a student ...

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