(a) If you toss 10 coins, what percent of the time will you get the three most likely macrostates (6 heads and 4 tails, 5 heads and 5 tails, 4 heads and 6 tails)? 

(b) You can realistically toss 10 coins and count the number of heads and tails about twice a minute. At that rate, how long will it take on average to get either 10 heads and 0 tails or 0 heads and 10 tails?

Data given in Table 15.5

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Macrostate Number of Microstates (W) Heads Tails 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 0 1 2 3 لنا 4 5 6 1 10 45 120 210 252 210