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= Solution

The exponential Markov bound gives, for every $t>0$,
$$
\Pr(S\geq2n)
\leq\exp\{-2nt+n(e^t-1)\}.
$$
The exponent is minimized when $e^t=2$, so take $t=\log2$. Then
$$
\Pr(S\geq2n)
\leq\exp\{n(1-2\log2)\}
=\boxed{\left(\frac e4\right)^n}.
$$

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