What is the probability of 7 heads in a row Given that you h

What is the probability of 7 heads in a row? Given that you have just got 6 heads in a row, what is the probability that the next toss is also a head?

Solution

What is the probability of 7 heads in a row?

chance of getting 7 Heads in a row = ½×½×½×½×½×½×½ = 0.0078125

Given that you have just got 6 heads in a row, what is the probability that the next toss is also a head?

Next toss of the coin is totally independent of any previous tosses.

The probability that the next toss is also a head = ½ =0.5