document.write( "Question 430324: You play a game where you are to guess under which of 4 cups a coin has been placed. How many times would you expect to guess correctly in 20 plays of the game? Note that the coin is moved after each play.
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You play a game where you are to guess under which of 4 cups a coin has been placed. How many times would you expect to guess correctly in 20 plays of the game? Note that the coin is moved after each play.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 20 and p = 1/4.
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