document.write( "Question 370966: Find the probability of tossing 3 tails, then 5 heads, on the first 8 tosses of a fair coin.
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Find the probability of tossing 3 tails, then 5 heads, on the first 8 tosses of a fair coin.
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document.write( "There are 2 ways the first toss can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2 ways the first 2 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2 ways the first 3 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2*2 ways the first 4 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2*2*2 ways the first 5 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2*2*2*2 ways the first 6 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2*2*2*2*2 ways the first 7 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2 ways the first 8 tosses can come up.\r\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is talking about TTTHHHHH, which is just one way out of\r\n" );
document.write( "2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2 or 28 or 256 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: \"1%2F256\" or .00390625\r\n" );
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