document.write( "Question 966236: a contestant on a game show has a 1 in 6 chance of winning for each try. if the contestant has 2 tries, what is the probability that she does not win? \n" ); document.write( "
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You're a little unclear about what you mean by win, once? twice?
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\n" ); document.write( "Here's the probability for all the case,
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\n" ); document.write( "So if winning means winning both tries,
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\n" ); document.write( "If winning means winning at least one try,
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