SOLUTION: A fair coin is tossed 5 times. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
A: The sequence HTHTH is more likely than the sequence HHHHH.
B: The sequence HTHTH and the seq
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Question 1032850: A fair coin is tossed 5 times. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
A: The sequence HTHTH is more likely than the sequence HHHHH.
B: The sequence HTHTH and the sequence HHHHH are equally likely.
C: Getting 5 tails is less likely than getting 3 tails.
D: Getting 5 tails and getting 3 tails are equally likely.
Possible answers:
A)A and C
B)B and C
C)B and D
D)A and D
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm thinking choice B is correct ==> B and C.
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