Question

11. PLEASE HELP

Nancy tossed a coin and it landed heads up three times in a row. What is the probability that this same coin will land heads up the next time she tosses it?

A. 1/16


B. 0


C. 1


D. 1/2

D maybe?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

Each toss is independent of any other toss. This means that even if you get 100 million heads in a row (very very unlikely), the next toss is still 50/50 of getting heads or tails.

Answer 3

The coin has no "memory" of past events, so it doesn't alter its probability like an example where a basketball player performs better based on previous good results.

Anyways, there is one side that has "heads" out of 2 sides total. I'm sure at this point you probably already have the answer

Answer 4

Thank you! Ill put D :)

Answer 5

yes it's 1/2