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Question 117726: If I flip a coin 3 times, and get tails all 3, the probability of getting heads on the next toss is greater than 50%? I'm not sure if this is a correct answer and any help would be appreciated. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If I flip a coin 3 times, and get tails all 3, the probability of getting heads on the next toss is greater than 50%? I'm not sure if this is a correct answer and any help would be appreciated.
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No. What happens on any toss is independent of what happened
on previous tosses.
The probability on every toss is 50% for heads and 50% for tails.
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Cheers,
Stan H.