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URGENT HELP !! PROBABILITY trials 2moro :( (1 Viewer)

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hi guys who knows how to do this question:

the ratio of heads to tails when a biased coin is tossed : 5/7

prob of getting atleast one head?


can someone help thanks :)
 

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hi guys who knows how to do this question:

the ratio of heads to tails when a biased coin is tossed : 5/7

prob of getting atleast one head?


can someone help thanks :)
very difficult question, i think u posted in wrong section, this looks to me like its 4unit
 

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hmm an interesting question, i do general also
do you have a worked solution or anything for this/these types of questions in probability?
 

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Since ratio of heads to tails is 5:7...
Then in 12 tosses, 5 will be heads, and 7 will be tails.

Therefore:
Prob. of head: 5/12
Prob. of tail: 7/12

Prob. of tossing NO heads in two tosses:
(Prob. of tail) x (Prob. of tail)
= (7/12) x (7/12)
= 49 / 144

So prob. of at least one head = Total prob. - prob. of no heads
= 1 - (49 / 144)
= 95 / 144
 
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haha. shutup lebosouljagirl your a joke . go and full sick fuck off to your wrx and eat a kebab.
 

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