by "Fakename" <fakename@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Sep 6, 2005 at 01:15 AM
a run of ten would count as two runs of five.
a run of six would count as one run of five... and so on.
"Jim Spriggs" <jim.sprigs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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)?
>
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