document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157419>Question 1157419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Heads: 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tails: 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You play a game where if you can correctly guess the results of four coin tosses, you win.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: You decide that for the next game you are going to guess Heads, Tails, Tails, Heads. Using the results of your experiment, how likely are you to win the game?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780284 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780284\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming a probability (experimental) or 0.45 for heads and 0.55 or tails<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This would be 0.45*0.55*0.55*0.45=0.0613\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not stated, but relevant, is the background toss is quite likely to give 9/11 even for a fair coin. The probability of 1/2 for 4 tosses is 1/16 or 0.0625.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to the question asked is not very likely with those probabilities. </SPAN>\n" );
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