An open toss problem (Q687884)
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An open toss problem (English)
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17 February 1994
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Summary: We discuss some particular cases of the following problem. Each of \(m\) persons tosses a coin. Those who get heads stay for the next round. Those who get tails are eliminated; however, if all persons get tails in a round, they move to the next round (as if each of them had got a head). The problem is to find the possibility that exactly one person is left after \(r\) rounds. All coins are considered identical but not necessarily fair.
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coin tossing
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depletion model
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