Question #189576

How many times do you need to toss a fair coin to get 100 heads with probability 90%?


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Expert's answer
2021-05-07T14:25:25-0400

Let we toss a coin n times-


Probability of getting 1 heads =nC1(12)1)12)n1= ^nC_1(\dfrac{1}{2})^1)\dfrac{1}{2})^{n-1}

=n12n= n\dfrac{1}{2^n}


So Probability of getting 100 head =100n2n=\dfrac{100n}{2^n}


As per Question-


100n2n=0.9100n=9.2n\dfrac{100n}{2^n}=0.9\\[9pt] 100n=9.2^n


At n=9, The condition is satisfied.


So, The number of times we have to toss is 9.


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