Suppose player 1 has five coins and player 2 has four coins. Both players toss all their coins and observe the number that come up heads. Assuming all the coins are fair, what is the probability that player 1 obtains more heads than player 2?
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Suppose player 1 has five coins and player 2 has four coins. Both players toss all their coins and observe the number that come up heads. Assuming all the coins are fair, what is the probability that player 1 obtains more heads than player 2? (A) 1/2 (B) 4/9 (C) 5/9 (D) 4/5
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