Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 5TYK
After obtaining two heads from two tosses of a coin, the probability of obtaining a head on the next toss is
- a. ½.
- b. ¼.
- c. ⅛.
- d. ⅜.
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