SOLUTION: A girl flips a coin six times. If she gets a head, tail, head, tail, and head combination the first five times, what is the probability that she will get a tail the sixth time she
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Question 687601: A girl flips a coin six times. If she gets a head, tail, head, tail, and head combination the first five times, what is the probability that she will get a tail the sixth time she flips the coin?
A. 0
B. (1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)
C. 1/2
D. 1
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A girl flips a coin six times. If she gets a head, tail, head, tail, and head combination the first five times, what is the probability that she will get a tail the sixth time she flips the coin?
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1/2
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