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Coin tossing (Posted on 2004-06-11) Difficulty: 3 of 5
I threw a coin n times, and never got three tails in a row. I calculated the odds of this event, and found out they were just about even; 50%-50%. How many times did I throw the coin?

A second question: what were the chances of having not gotten three heads in a row either?

See The Solution Submitted by Federico Kereki    
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Solution Exhaustion--1st and 2nd questions | Comment 14 of 26 |
(In reply to re(3): Markov chain solution - 2nd part by Charlie)

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TTTTTTTHHT TTT
TTTTTTTHTH TTT
TTTTTTTHTT TTT
TTTTTTTTHH TTT
TTTTTTTTHT TTT
TTTTTTTTTH TTT
TTTTTTTTTT TTT

Statistics are:

TTT 520 ; HHH 520 ; both 194 ; neither 178

So indeed, as we agree, (1024-520)/1024 = 49.2% do not have three tails in a row.

Of the 1024-520 = 504 that do not have three tails in a row, 178 also do not have three heads in a row (they have neither). Then 178/504 = 35.3% -- not 29.6%.


  Posted by Charlie on 2004-06-13 11:25:55
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