SOLUTION: You claim to have a magic coin that will land on heads whenever you want. Your friend dares you to prove it by tossing 4 heads in a row. Assuming the coin is fair, what is the prob

SOLUTION: You claim to have a magic coin that will land on heads whenever you want. Your friend dares you to prove it by tossing 4 heads in a row. Assuming the coin is fair, what is the prob

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Question 1114340: You claim to have a magic coin that will land on heads whenever you want. Your friend dares you to prove it by tossing 4 heads in a row. Assuming the coin is fair, what is the probability that your magic will fail?
50%
62.5%
75%
93.75%
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Probability you will succeed is (1/2)^4=1/16
probability you will fail is 1-(1/16)=15/16=93.75%
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