A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses then the…
Mathematics · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Statistics and Probability
A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals
- \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- \(\frac{1}{32}\)
- \(\frac{31}{32}\)
- \(\frac{1}{5}\)
Answer
(A) 1 2
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