SOLUTION: A fair coin is tossed 100 times, landing 59 times on tails, and 41 times on heads. What is the probability that the next flip will be tails?

Question 327639: A fair coin is tossed 100 times, landing 59 times on tails, and 41 times on heads.
What is the probability that the next flip will be tails?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, Alan3354:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since it is given that the coin is FAIR, then the probability is
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2
Each flip is 1 out of 2, it's not affected by history.

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