If you flip a fair coin (H or T equally likely) 10 times you are more likely to

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If you flip a fair coin (H or T equally likely) 10 times you are more likely to get a pattern of: HT HT HT HT HT than HH HH HT TT TT? Spaces between the flip outcomes (grouped in twos) are provided to make the outcome pattern easily concern-able. Answer this question by selecting the appropriate letter that goes with the correct answer. a True. You are more likely to get the first pattern (HT repeated). b False You are more likely to get the second pattern (5 H's followed by 5 T's). c. False The probability of getting either pattern is the same. d. There is insufficient information to answer the question about the patterns presented.

Explanation / Answer

if an coin is tossed n times probability of sequence HTHT…. is

P(HTHT…)= 1/2^n

Prob=0.5^10

same for HHHHH TTTTT

option-c

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