Given that If a certain coin is flipped, the probability that the coin will land heads is 1/2. If the coin is flipped 5 times, and we need to find what is the probability that it will land heads up on the first 3 flips and not on the last 2 flips?

Coin is tossed 5 times => Total number of cases = \(2^5\) = 32

We need to get head in the first 3 flips and not in the last 2 flips => HHHTT

So, there is only one case out of 32 when this will happen.

=> P(HHHTT) = \(\frac{1}{32}\)

So, Answer will be E
Hope it helps!

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