IEEE Weekly Puzzle #26 – Heads and Tails

17 November 2014 Comments Off on IEEE Weekly Puzzle #26 – Heads and Tails

We flip a coin 10 times consecutively. What is the probability of the first 5 flips being heads and the last 5 flips being tails?
The Prize for This Question: Rubik’s 2×2 Cube
Send your answer to ieee@bilkent.edu.tr by 5:30 p.m. on November 25, or visit ieee.bilkent.edu.tr/zeka to submit your answer online, and get a chance to win the prize!
This question was prepared by Emrehan Halıcı, president of the Turkey Intelligence Foundation, for Bilkent IEEE.