2004 AMC 10A Problem 10


Coin AA is flipped three times and coin BB is flipped four times. What is the probability that the number of heads obtained from flipping the two fair coins is the same?

(A) 19128(B) 23128(C) 14(D) 35128(E) 12\mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{19}{128} \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{23}{128} \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac14 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{35}{128} \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac12


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