document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199840>Question 199840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the theoretical proportion of heads should be 50% in flips of a coin. The law of large numbers says that as you flip more coins the closer the observed proportion will be to 50%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How likely do you think it is to flip 85 heads and 15 tails in flips of a coin?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150350 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150350\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a binomial expansion problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where \"h\" is the probability of a head and \"t\" is the probability of a tail, using 100 (85+15) flips\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100C85(h^85)(t^15) or 2x10^-13 (approx) </SPAN>\n" );
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