2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 21
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Problem
Keiko tosses one penny and Ephraim tosses two pennies. The probability that Ephraim gets the same number of heads that Keiko gets is
Solution
Let be the probability that Keiko gets
heads, and let
be the probability that Ephriam gets
heads.
(Keiko only has one penny!)
(because Ephraim can get HT or TH)
The probability that Keiko gets heads and Ephriam gets
heads is
. Simiarly for
head and
heads. Thus, we have:
Thus the answer is .
See Also
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