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Re: coin toss
Posted:
Sep 5, 2005 5:56 PM
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Fakename wrote:
> No, what I mean is ...if you tossed the coin exactly 100 times, what is the
> probability that you will get at least one run of five in a row (either
> heads or tails)?
Does a run of ten heads count as two runs of five (and hence to be
counted) or as a run of more than five (and hence not to be counted)?
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