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Coin Problem
From: LABLaughs.com on 7/6/2002 (S284b, S639) . Coins from
CKSInfo.com
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| A gambler
is holding 3 coins. One is an ordinary quarter,
the second has 2 tails, the third has 2 heads. The gambler chooses one of the coins at random and flips it, showing heads. What is the likelihood that the other side is tails? .
THE SOLUTION
One in three, since there are 3 heads,
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