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Question 745863: There are five coins in a bag. Four of the coins are normal coins and the fifth one is double headed. You pick out a coin randomly and flip the same coin five times and it comes up heads each time. What is the probability the coin lands heads the next time you flip it? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are five coins in a bag. Four of the coins are normal coins and the fifth one is double headed. You pick out a coin randomly and flip the same coin five times and it comes up heads each time. What is the probability the coin lands heads the next time you flip it?
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# of ways to succeed: 6 heads
# of possible outcomes: 2*5 = 10
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Note: The "next" flip results are independent of the previous 5 outcomes.
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P(heads) = 6/10 = 3/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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