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A coin is tossed 11 times 2002-10-31
From A student:
There are 2 people that are playing a game in which a coin is tossed 11 times. The first player gets a point for a toss of heads. The 2nd player gets a point for a toss of tails. whoever gets 6 points wins. Suppose that so far the first player has 2 points and the second player has 4 points. What is the probability that the first player wins the game?
Answered by Andrei Volodin and Penny Nom.
 
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