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What is the probability of obtaining 7 heads in a row when flipping a coin...

A) 1281​
B) 641​
C) 2561​
D) 5121​

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Final answer:

The probability of flipping 7 heads in a row is 1/128, which corresponds to option C) 1/256.

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability of obtaining 7 heads in a row when flipping a coin is calculated by raising the probability of a single event (flipping head once) to the power of the number of events (flipping head seven times). Since the probability of getting a head on a single flip is ½, for seven flips it would be (½)^7. Calculating this gives us ½ x ½ x ½ x ½ x ½ x ½ x ½ = ½^7 = 1/128. Therefore, the probability of getting 7 heads in a row is 1 in 128, which corresponds to option C) 1/256.

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