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Suppose we have 10 coins such that it the ith coin is
Chapter 3, Problem 45P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 45P
Suppose we have 10 coins such that it the ith coin is flipped, heads will appear with probability i/10, i = 1, 2, ..., 10. When one of the coins is randomly selected and flipped, it shows heads. What is the conditional probability that it was the fifth coin?
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Problem 45P
Suppose we have 10 coins such that it the ith coin is flipped, heads will appear with probability i/10, i = 1, 2, ..., 10. When one of the coins is randomly selected and flipped, it shows heads. What is the conditional probability that it was the fifth coin?
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We have 10 coins such that it the ith coin is flipped, heads will appear with probability , i=1, 2, …, 10.
One of the coins is randomly selected and flipped, it shows heads.
We have to find the conditional probability that it was the fifth coin.