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It means that if the coin were tossed an infinite number of times,

half of the tosses would come up heads and half would be tails.

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Q: What does it mean to say that the chances of getting a head when a coin is tossed are one-half?
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If a coin has been tossed three times and it has landed on heads what are the chances that it will be tails on the next toss?

The odds that a tossed coin will land tails side down remain one in two no matter how many times the coin has previously been tossed.


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The probability of getting two tails in the first two is 1/4. And it does not matter how many more times the coins are tossed after the first two tosses.


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What is the probability of getting 6 tails if a coin is tossed 6 times?

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A coin tossed six times what is the probability of getting two heads?

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What is the probability of getting head when a coin is tossed once?

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A coin is tossed 10 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?

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If you tossed a coin 1000 times what is the probability the 785th toss is heads?

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