Suppose you plan to flip a fair coin and count the number of times the coin lands on "heads". Let H represent "heads" and T represent "tails".
-Which of the following sequences of heads and tails is the least likely to occur?
A) HHHHHH
B) HHHTTT
C) HTTHHT
D) All of the above sequences have the same probability.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Each sequence of coin flips has the same probability of occurring because each flip is independent and the probability of heads or tails is always 0.5. Therefore, all sequences of the same length have the same probability.

Suppose You Plan to Flip a Fair Coin and Count