SOLUTION: If a coin is flipped 20 times, what is the probability of getting at least 5 coins in a row?
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Question 695377: If a coin is flipped 20 times, what is the probability of getting at least 5 coins in a row?
I was using this streak calculator, but I don't know how to do it by hand.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of exactly 5 "coins" in a row is zero since if you flip a coin 20 times, it will come up "coin" every time, and you will get exactly 20 "coins". The probability of at least 5 "coins" in a row is one, or certainty. Read what you write BEFORE you press send.
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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