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