Hello bonessmay,
The odds are 5 in 32. There are 32 possibile permutations, only five
of which involve a single head. (If "H" is heads, and "T" is tails,
those possibities are HTTTT, THTTT, TTHTT, TTTHT, and TTTTH.)
Here is one set of explanations for how to determine the 5/32 odds of
one head in five tosses:
"Calculating Probabilities III: Random Variables and Probability Distributions"
[under heading "Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions"]
Probability and Statistics for Biological Sciences (BCIT Mathematics Department)
http://www.math.bcit.ca/faculty/david_sabo/apples/math2441/section5/calcprob3/calcprob3.htm
- justaskscott
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