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MATH / I have an unfair coin that lands as heads with probability of (2)/(3). If I flip the coin 5 times, what is the probability that I get exactly two heads?

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I have an unfair coin that lands as heads with probability of 23\dfrac{2}{3}. If I flip the coin 5 times, what is the probability that I get exactly two heads?
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I have an unfair coin that lands as heads with probability of (2)/(3). If I flip the coin 5 times, what is the probability that I get exactly two heads?
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I have an unfair coin that lands as heads with probability of $\dfrac{2}{3}$. If I flip the coin 5 times, what is the probability that I get exactly two heads?

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