document.write( "Question 815326: 100 players in a football pool each week
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( " 100 players in a football pool each week.  
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document.write( "p = 1/100 chances of winning = .01  Losing q = .99
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document.write( "P(winning more than one week)  = 1 - P(all losses) = 1 - 
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document.write( "                                                   = 1 - .8515
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document.write( "Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is: 
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document.write( "P = nCx*  where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. 
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document.write( "In this case p= .01 & q = .99
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document.write( "nCx = 
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