A Coin Is Tossed Until a Head Appears

question 60

Multiple Choice

A coin is tossed until a head appears. Let X be the number of tosses. Is this a binomial distribution, and if so, what is the number of trials?

• A) Not binomial
• B) Binomial, n = X
• C) Binomial, n = 2

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