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14.Probability
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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
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