SOLUTION: a fair coin was tossed 9 times and the coin landed on heads 7 times and tails twice. if the coin is tossed a 10th time, what is the probability that the coin will land on heads the

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Question 1180213: a fair coin was tossed 9 times and the coin landed on heads 7 times and tails twice. if the coin is tossed a 10th time, what is the probability that the coin will land on heads the 10th time
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the coin is a fair, the probability that the coin will land on heads the 10th time is   1%2F2.             ANSWER

It has the same value of  1%2F2  as at any other tossing.

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