document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201253>Question 1201253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fynn performs an experiment where he flips a coin three times. If he performs this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "experiment 100 times, how many repetitions of the experiment can he expect to result in the coin landing on the same side for all three flips? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(all 3 heads) = (1/2)^3 = 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(all 3 tails) = (1/2)^3 = 1/8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(all 3 the same) = 1/8 + 1/8 = 1/4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The expected number of times in 100 trials that the three coins land on the same side is 100(1/4) = 25.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 25<br><BR>\n" );
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