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pdurrant · 08-03-2010, 04:28 AM

You toss a coin three times. You toss it fairly — on each toss you have a 50% probability of getting Heads or Tails.

Bearing in mind the previous puzzle, are you more likely to get THH or THT?

Vote! Whoops — I forgot to set a time limit on the poll! I'll post the answer in a couple of days.

08-03-2010, 04:28 AM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,095 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Simpler Probability Puzzle You toss a coin three times. You toss it fairly — on each toss you have a 50% probability of getting Heads or Tails. Bearing in mind the previous puzzle, are you more likely to get THH or THT? Vote! Whoops — I forgot to set a time limit on the poll! I'll post the answer in a couple of days. Last edited by pdurrant; 08-03-2010 at 04:31 AM.