by Dave Chamberlain <davec@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Sep 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Fakename <fakename@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: "Dave Chamberlain" <davec@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
: news:dfgcri$2fls$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
: > With 5 coins: 2:32 = 1:16 = 6.25%
: > With 6 coins: 2:64 = 1:32 = 3.125%
: >
: >
: 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)?
Well without having the time to fully think it through, my answer
would be that where percentage means "of 100", I would say that if
you through a coin 100 times you would find it coming up 5 of the
same (in a row) 6 1/4 times (6.25%)
--
-davec
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