document.write( "Question 1173265: Marjorie drops a drawing pin 10 times while waiting for the phone to ring. She
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document.write( " Marjorie drops a drawing pin 10 times: it lands point up on 7 occasions.
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document.write( "Find an estimate for the probability that a drawing pin will land point down.
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document.write( "n = 10  7up, 3down
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document.write( "P(point up) = desired/total = 7/10 
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document.write( "P(point down) = desired/total = 3/10 0r  .3
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document.write( "Note:  7/10 + 3/10 = 1   
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document.write( "Either/Or Situation, cannot be both...therefore P(Up 0r Down) must Equal 1
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