Problem Contest – Problem of the Week – March 30, 2004
Tossing Two Unbalanced Coins: Is it possible to assign weights to 2 coins so that the probabilities of getting 0, 1, or 2 heads are all the same? You can weight the coins differently, toss each one, and record the number of heads obtained.
Submit written solution with justification to John Emerson, Warner 312, before 3:00 on Tuesday, April 6. Or leave them in the Warner mailroom.
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