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A student is flipping a fair coin. His first 2 flips landed on heads while his next 3 flips landed on tails. What is the probability that the student's next flip will be ta…

A student is flipping a fair coin. His first 2 flips landed on heads while his next 3 flips landed on tails. What is the probability that the student's next flip will be ta…
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A student is flipping a fair coin. His first 2 flips landed on heads while his next 3 flips landed on tails. What is the probability that the student's next flip will be tails?

User Andrey Ravkov
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Answer:

50%

Explanation:

it is and will always be 50%

User Vadonka
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Answer:

50 %

Explanation:

the probability doesn't change based on previous flips. It will always be 50 50

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