SOLUTION: Stephen flips a fair coin 7 times and each time it comes up heads. What is the probability that on his next toss, it will come up tails?

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Question 1202286: Stephen flips a fair coin 7 times and each time it comes up heads. What is the probability that on his next toss, it will come up tails?
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that each (next) toss will come up tails is 1/2,
independently of what happened before.

It is why we call such coins fair.