document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027771>Question 1027771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You flip a coin three times. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)	What is the probability of getting heads on only one of your flips?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What is the probability of getting heads on at least one flip?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large k\"> successes in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> trials where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large p\"> is the probability of success on any given trial is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P_n(k,p)\ =\ {{n}\choose{k}}\left(p\right)^k\left(1\,-\,p\right)^{n\,-\,k}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE {{n}\choose{k}}\"> is the number of combinations of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> things taken <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large k\"> at a time and is calculated by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{n!}{k!(n\,-\,k)!}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of \"at least one\" is 1 minus the probability of zero successes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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