SOLUTION: A machine produces chains that are 500 links in length. The chains are made of black and white links and are randomly put together by the machine. If a chain is going to contain

Question 27844: A machine produces chains that are 500 links in length. The chains are made of black and white links and are randomly put together by the machine. If a chain is going to contain 405 black links, can we be certain that the chain will contain 5 consecutive black links?
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a chain is going to contain 405 black links, can we be certain that the chain will contain 5 consecutive black links?
IS YOUR QUESTION CORRECT? THE WORD "CERTAIN" IS NEVER THERE IN PROBABILITY...WE CAN FIND PROBABILITY OF HAPPENING..EVEN IF THE PROBABILITY IS 99.99%,THERE IS A CHANCE IT MAY NOT HAPPEN...SO IF YOU WANT CERTAINITY ,THE ANSWER IS NEVER..
CHECK YOUR PROBLEM AND COME BACK..
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