A fair coin is tossed 6 times. What is the probability of getting a result in the 6^ th toss which is different from those obtained in the first five tosses?

NDA 2023 Mathematics question

A fair coin is tossed 6 times. What is the probability of getting a result in the toss which is different from those obtained in the first five tosses?

(A)
(B)
(C)Correct
(D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

The sixth result differs from every one of the first five results only if the first five tosses are all alike and the sixth is

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Question ID VK-029763