Assume that the coin is flipped 4 times, and the random variable X is defined to be 2 times the number of heads minus 4 times the number of tails. How many different values are posslbe for the random variable X? Answer: 5 Fill in the table below to complete the probability density function. Be certain to list the values of X in ascending order Values of X (these are all correct. I need help with finding the probabilities) -16, -10, -4, 2, 8 What are the probabilities? Thanks!

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Assume that the coin is flipped 4 times, and the random variable X is defined to be 2 times the number of heads minus 4 times the number of tails.

How many different values are posslbe for the random variable X? Answer: 5

Fill in the table below to complete the probability density function. Be certain to list the values of X in ascending order

Values of X (these are all correct. I need help with finding the probabilities)

-16, -10, -4, 2, 8

What are the probabilities? Thanks!

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