Many everyday decisions, like who will drive to lunch or who will pay for the coffee, are made by the toss of a (presumably fair) coin and using the criterion "heads, you will; tails, I will." This criterion is not quite fair, however, if the coin is biased (perhaps due to slightly irregular construction or wear). John von Neumann suggested a way to make perfectly fair decisions, even with a possibly biased coin. If a coin, biased so that P(h) = 0.4700 and P(t) = 0.5300, is tossed twice, find the probability P(ht). ... The probability P(ht) = (Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.5: Interpreting Data
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Many everyday decisions, like who will drive to lunch or who will pay for the coffee, are made by the toss of
a (presumably fair) coin and using the criterion "heads, you will; tails, I will." This criterion is not quite fair, however, if the
coin is biased (perhaps due to slightly irregular construction or wear). John von Neumann suggested a way to make
perfectly fair decisions, even with a possibly biased coin. If a coin, biased so that P(h) = 0.4700 and P(t) = 0.5300, is
tossed twice, find the probability P(ht).
...
The probability P(ht) =
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Many everyday decisions, like who will drive to lunch or who will pay for the coffee, are made by the toss of a (presumably fair) coin and using the criterion "heads, you will; tails, I will." This criterion is not quite fair, however, if the coin is biased (perhaps due to slightly irregular construction or wear). John von Neumann suggested a way to make perfectly fair decisions, even with a possibly biased coin. If a coin, biased so that P(h) = 0.4700 and P(t) = 0.5300, is tossed twice, find the probability P(ht). ... The probability P(ht) = (Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)
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