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Jemina flips a disc of the type shown below: A disc with two layers is shown. The top layer is shaded in a darker shade of gray, and the lower section of the disc is white. What is the probability that the 16th flip will result in the disc landing white side up?

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The probability is still 1/2.

Step-by-step explanation: Just because it's the 16th coin flip does not mean our probability will change.

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The probability is just 1/2 that the disc will result with the white side landing up.

There are two sides to the disc. If they are equally likely to happen, then the chance of either side is 1/2. It does not matter which number the flip is.
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