What is the chance that you get strictly more heads

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Question: a) Explain why if you and I each toss m fair coins, the chance that we both get the same (unspecified) number of heads equals the chance that we get exactly m heads and m tails between us.

b) If I toss m fair coins, and you toss m + 1 fair coins, what is the chance that you get strictly more heads than I do?

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