Question

Jill tossed a coin 10 times and got heads every time. What is the probability she will gets heads on the next toss? what do i do to solve it?

Answer 1

Tossing a coin is an independent event. It's outcome does not depend on what happened before.

Answer 2

so what are the chances of tossing a head?

Answer 3

1/10? or 2/10 right?

Answer 4

not quite.
when you toss a coin it can come up either heads or tails.

Answer 5

remember it is independent of what happened before

Answer 6

yea so its ... 9/10??

Answer 7

what would you say are the chances of tossing a head on the first throw?

Answer 8

uhh..... 1 out of 10

Answer 9

so if I just gave you a coin and asked you to toss it you think there is a 1/10 chance of getting a head?
which means you are saying there is a 9/10 chance of getting a tail
does that sound right to you?

Answer 10

yea

Answer 11

:)

Answer 12

suppose I had a box with one blue ball and one red ball in it.
what are the chances of you picking a blue ball?

Answer 13

1/2 right?

Answer 14

correct.

Answer 15

so, similarly, a coin has two sides. so if you toss it, what are the chances of getting a head?

Answer 16

1/2 !!! right? :D

Answer 17

bingo! well done - you got there in the end :p

Answer 18

thanks!!! alot!

Answer 19

yw