A fair coin is flipped 4 times. What's the probability of tails appearing on at most one of the four flips?

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A fair coin is flipped 4 times. What's the probability of tails appearing on at most one of the four flips?

The answer I get is 4/16, but the answer cheat says 5/16.

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You need to find the probability tails appears either zero times or once.

The probability it appears zero times is $\dfrac{1}{16}$.

I think you have worked out the probability it appears exactly once.

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You have to add in the possibility that no tails appear.