Seth tossed a fair coin five times and got five heads. The probability that the next toss will be a tail is
1 0
2 5/6
3 1/6
4 1/2
1/2
A coin has no memory. Each flip is independent of any flips that came before. So yes, it is 1/2
To find the probability that the next toss will be a tail, we need to consider the fact that the coin is fair. This means that each toss of the coin is an independent event, and the outcome of one toss does not affect the outcome of the next toss.
Since Seth has already tossed the coin five times and obtained five heads, it means that there is a 100% probability (or 1) that he got five heads in those five tosses.
However, the probability of getting a tail on the next toss is still the same as any other individual coin toss – it is 1/2 or 0.5. This is because a fair coin has two equally likely outcomes: heads or tails. So, the answer to the question is 4. 1/2.