Which of the following variables could be a binomial random variable?
A)The number potholes in a 10 km stretch of road.
B)The number of heads you obtain when you flip a coin 10 times.
C)The height of a randomly chosen student.
D)The number of defects in a car's paint.
E)Tomorrow's high temperature.

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A binomial random variable has two possible outcomes (success or failure), a fixed number of trials, and independent trials. In option B, flipping a coin 10 times has two possible outcomes (heads or tails), a fixed number of trials (10), and each trial is independent of the others.

Which of the Following Variables Could Be a Binomial Random