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random - How to generate a boolean with p probability using C rand() function?

How can I generate a random boolean with a probability of p (where 0 <= p <= 1.0) using the C standard library rand() function?

i.e.

bool nextBool(double probability)
{
    return ...
}
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bool nextBool(double probability)
{
    return (rand() / (double)RAND_MAX) < probability;
}

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bool nextBool(double probability)
{
    return rand() <  probability * ((double)RAND_MAX + 1.0);
}

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