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Jason is tossing a fair coin. He tosses the coin ten times and it lands on heads eight times. If Jason tosses the coin an eleventh time, what is the probability that it will land on heads?

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

The probability would be ½. The result of the eleventh toss does not depend on the previous

results.

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:Jason is tossing a fair coin. He tosses the coin ten times and it lands on heads eight times. If Jason tosses the coin an eleventh time, what is the probability that it will land on heads?
Solution:

The probability would be ½. The result of the eleventh toss does not depend on the previous
results.
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