Suppose you had flipped a fair coin 19 times and "tails" had come up each time. The probability of now tossing a "head" on the 20th flip would then be
A) .50
B) .05
C) .95
D) .99

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The probability of flipping a head on any individual coin flip is always 0.5, regardless of the outcome of previous flips. The previous flips have no effect on the outcome of the 20th flip, so the probability remains 0.5.

Suppose You Had Flipped a Fair Coin 19 Times and "Tails