SOLUTION: suppose you toss a coin 100 times and get 54 heads and 46 tails. based on these results, what is the probability that the next flip results in a tail?
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Question 964891: suppose you toss a coin 100 times and get 54 heads and 46 tails. based on these results, what is the probability that the next flip results in a tail?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The next flip is independent of past results.
The probability is not based on "these" results.
The probability of the next flip being tails is 1/2.
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