It is not 50/50, despite popular belief. Research by Stanford University students have found that the actual odds are more 51/49, depending on:
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There are 4 possible outcomes, HH, HT, TH, TT. If we assume the odds of tossing heads or tails on any toss is 1/2 (50:50) the odds of tossing heads twice in a row is 1/4 (or 25%).
the only combination which does not produce heads at least once it tails twice. the odds of getting tails twice is 0.5*0.5=0.25 so the odds for getting heads at least once is 1-0.25=0.75 or 75% or 3/4.
the probability of getting heads-heads-heads if you toss a coin three times is 1 out of 9.
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If this was true, you could simply toss the coin at least 40 times to know whether the statement is (or isn't) valid.