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Old 01-16-2005, 01:01 PM
KidPhil KidPhil is offline
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Default Re: Coin tossing problem

Just split the question into two parts:
1. Probability of getting 2 heads in 9 tosses
2. Probability of getting a head in a single toss (last toss)

P(1) x P(2) = P(event)
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