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Prob. of Landing on one side = 0.5
Prob. of Landing on the other = 0.5
Therefore, Prob. of Landing on one side or the other = 0.5 +0.5 = 1
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I think you mean 'landing on its edge'. In that case it depends on the coin (some even have rounded edges).
Interestingly what face a coin lands on is not exactly 50/50. Each person has an individual flipping-style which leads to a different side being preferred (not explicitly heads vs. tails but in 'landing with the same face upwards as was upwards at the beginning of the flip' vs. 'landing with the other face upwards to the way it started'). On average (with most people) the coin lands the same way up as it started more often than not (you'll have to do hundreds and hundreds of flips before you notice this).
If (like me) you want to be really pedantic you would also take into account the very slight possibility that the coin won'tland at all.
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What is the probability of a flipped coin landing on its side?
The probability of a coin landing head-side down is 0.5 The probability of landing head-side up is 0.5 Did you mean to ask the probability of it landing on its edge ?
If a coin is flipped 7 times what is the probability of landing on all tails?
each time you flip the coin, probability to end on either side is 50% (or 0.5) (we disregard landing on the side). So, to land on the same side 7 times, it is: 0.5^7
Probability of a coin landing on heads if done 100 times?
The probability is 0.5 regardless how many times you toss the coin."
What is the probability of flipping a coin 10 times and landing on heads each time?
If it is a fir coin, the probability is (1/2)10 = 1/1024.
What is the probability of a coin landing on either heads or tails?
Since it is a certainty that a coin must land on either heads or tails, the probability must be 1.
