5. Suppose you repeatedly toss a fair coin. (a) What is the probability of flipping two heads in a row before flipping a heads and then a tails? (b) What is the expected number of tosses until flipping two heads in a row? (c) What is the expected number of tosses until flipping a heads followed by a tails?
5. Suppose you repeatedly toss a fair coin. (a) What is the probability of flipping two heads in a row before flipping a heads and then a tails? (b) What is the expected number of tosses until flipping two heads in a row? (c) What is the expected number of tosses until flipping a heads followed by a tails?
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 2ECP: a. You toss three coins. What is the probability that all three land tails up? b. You draw one card...
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