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Old 01-16-2005, 12:28 PM
Yeti Yeti is offline
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Default Coin tossing problem

Wouldn't mind a little help with this one. Got a test tomorrow and I don't really know how to do questions of this ilk. I have past papers but no answers [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Here it is :


The probability of obtaining a head when a certain coin is tossed is 0.4. The coin is tossed 10 times.

Find the probability that there are exactly 3 heads and the third head occurs on the tenth toss.



I can do the exactly 3 heads part, just not sure how to take into account the last coin being a head? Thanks.
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