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Old 08-04-2015, 05:44 PM
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Aviak


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Originally Posted by Samoht [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Chance of earring dropping does not decrease after the first earring drop
No, it sure doesn't, and that's exactly why the probability is so low. If you flip a coin, 50% chance it lands on heads. If you flip a coin again, 50% chance it lands on heads. If you flip 10 coins, there is not a 50% chance that all 10 flips will be heads. Hence binomial distribution theorem.