SOLUTION: A fair coin is flipped 10 times. If the first 9 flips results in heads, what is the chance the tenth flip will results in heads?

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Question 1143293: A fair coin is flipped 10 times. If the first 9 flips results in heads, what is the chance the tenth flip will results in heads?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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"chance" is not a mathematically defined term.

If you mean probability, then the probability of the 10th flip begin heads is 1/2.

The results of any previous flips do not affect the probabilities on the 10th flip.