document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035856>Question 1035856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability of a flipped coin landing tails up three time in a row? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650465 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P(tails) = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 tails) = P(tails)*P(tails)*P(tails) = (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using a calculator, 1/8 = 0.125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move the decimal over 2 spots to the right to convert to a percentage if necessary: 0.125 = 12.5%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer as a fraction: <font color=red>1/8</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer as a decimal: <font color=red>0.125</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer as a percent: <font color=red>12.5%</font> (this can be read as \"twelve point five percent\" or \"twelve and a half percent\") </SPAN>\n" );
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