document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035919>Question 1035919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An experiment consists of rolling a die and then flipping a fair coin the number of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "times that are shown on the face of the die. What is the probability of getting between two<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and five tails inclusive? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650675 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650675\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X = # times tails appear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the die turns up 2,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p%282%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281%2F4%29+=+1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p%282%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281%2F4%29+=+1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the die turns up 3, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%283%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281+-+3C0%2F2%5E3+-+3C1%2F2%5E3%29+=+%281%2F6%29%281%2F2%29+=+1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the die turns up 4, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%284%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281+-+4C0%2F2%5E4+-+4C1%2F2%5E4%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2811%2F16%29+=+11%2F96 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the die turns up 5, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%285%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281+-+5C0%2F2%5E5+-+5C1%2F2%5E5%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2813%2F16%29+=+13%2F96 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the die turns up 6, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%285%29+=+%281%2F6%29%2A%281+-+6C0%2F2%5E6+-+6C1%2F2%5E6+-+6C6%2F2%5E6%29+=+%281%2F6%29%287%2F8%29+=+7%2F48 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since all these cases are mutually exclusive, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%282+%3C=+X+%3C=+5%29+=+1%2F24+%2B+1%2F12+%2B+11%2F96+%2B+13%2F96+%2B+7%2F48+=+highlight%2825%2F48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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