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A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals(1) 1/2 (2) 1/32 (3) 31/32 (4) 1/5 |
| Answer» <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Correct Option (1) 1/2</strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Explanation:</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Each toss is independent of the earlier tosses and hence the probability of head appearance in the fifth toss = 1/2.</span></span></p> | |