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Pravesh and Solly usually go to a coffee shop during luch break and toss a coin to see who will pay. what is the probability that Pravesh will pay 3 days in a row?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pravesh and Solly usually go to a coffee shop during luch break and toss a coin to see who will pay. what is the probability that Pravesh will pay 3 days in a row?
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Binomial Problem with n = 3 and P(pay) = 1/2
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P(x = 3) = (1/2)^3 = 1/8
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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