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[HUH?] Once every 28 times

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Chapter 6

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If the probability that something will happen by chance is 3.5%, it will happen 3.54/100 of the time. The reciprocal, 100/3.54 = 28.25 is then the number of times out of which the event will occur once; thus the statement "once in every 28 times".

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