SOLUTION: A student claims that if a coin is tossed and comes up heads 5 times in a row, then, according to the law of averages, the probability of tails on the next toss is greater than th

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Question 445869: A student claims that if a coin is tossed and comes up heads 5 times in a row, then, according to the law of averages, the probability of tails on the next toss is greater than the probability of heads. What is your reply?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it is a fair coin the chance of it coming up heads is always 0.5