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Algorithm: Determine N
Set Head = 0
LOOP from i=0 to N
Generate a random number R
from a uniform distribution
Check IF R<0.5 THEN
Increment Head by 1
END IF
END LOOP
OUTPUT N, Head, Head/N
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Output: N Head Head/N
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10 4 0.4000000
100 41 0.4100000
1,000 466 0.4660000
10,000 5059 0.5059000
100,000 49942 0.4994200
1,000,000 500351 0.5003510
10,000,000 4998906 0.4998906
100,000,000 50006417 0.5000641
1,000,000,000 500008369 0.5000084
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