document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413167>Question 413167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What are the odds in favor of greeting at least one head in three successive flips of a coin?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #290062 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=290062\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This probability is equal to 1 minus the probability of getting three successive tails. The probability of obtaining three tails is (1/2)^3, or 1/8, so the probability of getting at least one head is 1 - (1/8), or 7/8. </SPAN>\n" );
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