Jim and John go to a coffee shop during their lunch break and toss a coin to see who will pay. The probability that John will pay three days in a row is 0.125.

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The probability of John paying on any given day is 1/2 (since there are two outcomes, either he pays or Jim pays, assuming a fair coin). The probability of this happening three days in a row is (1/2) * (1/2) * (1/2) = 1/8, which is equal to 0.125.

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