SOLUTION: A fair coin is tossed 100 times, landing 59 times on tails, and 41 times on heads. What is the probability that the next flip will be tails?

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Question 327639: A fair coin is tossed 100 times, landing 59 times on tails, and 41 times on heads.
What is the probability that the next flip will be tails?

Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, Alan3354:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since it is given that the coin is FAIR, then the probability is 1%2F2

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2
Each flip is 1 out of 2, it's not affected by history.