SOLUTION: A fair coin is flipped 10 times and heads comes up every time what is the probability that on the next flip the coin will come up tails Provide steps please to the answer

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Question 893703: A fair coin is flipped 10 times and heads comes up every time what is the probability that on the next flip the coin will come up tails
Provide steps please to the answer
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=1%2F2
The probability at any time, independent of number of previous heads or tails, remains 1%2F2 for heads and 1%2F2 for tails, assuming you start with a fair coin.