You are given a bag with 1000 coins, all of which are fair except one that has heads on both sides. You pick one at random with equal probability and begin tossing without knowing if the coin is fair or not. The first n tosses are heads. How large does n need to be so that there is at least 90% probability the coin is two-headed?

You are given a bag with 1000 coins, all of which are fair except one that has heads on both sides. You pick one at random with equal probability and begin tossing without knowing if the coin is fair or not. The first n tosses are heads. How large does n need to be so that there is at least 90% probability the coin is two-headed?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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