RAPH14 Q79-81

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Worked Solution

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Variant 0

DifficultyLevel

462

Question

Henry and Paolo are playing a game where Henry tosses a coin and Paolo guesses if it is heads or tails.

Henry calls heads on the first and second toss and wins both times.

Which of the following is true for the third toss?

Worked Solution

Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing on a head or tails is the same.

→\rightarrow Both are equally likely to win.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
question
Henry and Paolo are playing a game where Henry tosses a coin and Paolo guesses if it is heads or tails. Henry calls heads on the first and second toss and wins both times. Which of the following is true for the third toss?
workedSolution
Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing on a head or tails is the same. $\rightarrow$ {{{correctAnswer}}}
correctAnswer
Both are equally likely to win.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Paolo is most likely to win.

✓

Both are equally likely to win.

x

Henry is most likely to win.

Variant 1

DifficultyLevel

464

Question

Wally and Katherine are best friends and eat lunch together every weekday.

To decide where they eat, Wally flips a coin. If it lands on heads, Wally chooses and if it lands on tails, Katherine chooses.

One week, Katherine chose where they eat for the first four days in a row.

Which of the following is true for the fifth day?

Worked Solution

Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing a head or tails is the same.

→\rightarrow Both are equally likely to choose.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
question
Wally and Katherine are best friends and eat lunch together every weekday. To decide where they eat, Wally flips a coin. If it lands on heads, Wally chooses and if it lands on tails, Katherine chooses. One week, Katherine chose where they eat for the first four days in a row. Which of the following is true for the fifth day?
workedSolution
Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing a head or tails is the same. $\rightarrow$ {{{correctAnswer}}}
correctAnswer
Both are equally likely to choose.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Katherine is most likely to choose.

x

Wally is most likely to choose.

✓

Both are equally likely to choose.

Variant 2

DifficultyLevel

464

Question

John and Richard flip a coin to see who will be able to use the family computer for the next hour.

Richard calls tails every time and got to use the computer for the first two hours in a row.

Which of the following is true for the third hour?

Worked Solution

Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing on a head or tails is the same.

→\rightarrow Both are equally likely to use the computer.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
question
John and Richard flip a coin to see who will be able to use the family computer for the next hour. Richard calls tails every time and got to use the computer for the first two hours in a row. Which of the following is true for the third hour?
workedSolution
Every time a fair coin is tossed the chance of landing on a head or tails is the same. $\rightarrow$ {{{correctAnswer}}}
correctAnswer
Both are equally likely to use the computer.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Richard is most likely to use the computer.

x

John is most likely to use the computer.

✓

Both are equally likely to use the computer.

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