by Duane Bozarth <dpbozarth@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Sep 6, 2005 at 01:15 AM
Jim Spriggs wrote:
>
> Fakename wrote:
>
> > No, what I mean is ...if you tossed the coin exactly 100 times, what
is the
> > probability that you will get at least one run of five in a row
(either
> > heads or tails)?
>
> Does a run of ten heads count as two runs of five (and hence to be
> counted) or as a run of more than five (and hence not to be counted)?
If we're asking, does a run of six count as zero, one or two runs of
five? :)
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