Question

2. You flip a coin that has a heads side and a tails side.

a. What are the odds that the coin will land on heads the first time you flip it?
b. You have flipped the coin 50 coins. You have landed on heads 31 times and tails 19 times. What are the odds that the coin will land on tails on the next flip?

Answer 1

a. 1/2 or 50% b. 1/2 or 50%

Explanation:

a. 1/2 of 50%

Since theres 2 sides, and 1 head, it will be 1/2 outcomes so 1/2.

b. Stil 1/2 or 50%

The coin flips are not dependent, and they have 2 outcomes and 1 tails.

Stil 1/2

Answer 2

The answer is a)50% b)38%