14.Probability
easy

A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals

A

$\frac{1}{2}$

B

$\frac{1}{{32}}$

C

$\frac{{31}}{{32}}$

D

$\frac{1}{5}$

(IIT-1998)

Solution

(a) Appearance of head on fifth toss does not depend on the outcomes of first four tosses.

Hence $P$(head on $5^{th}$ toss) $ = \frac{1}{2}.$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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