As the Number of Tosses of a Fair Coin Goes

question 14

Multiple Choice

As the number of tosses of a fair coin goes up from 10, to 100, to 1000, and to 10,000, what happens to the probability of getting between 40% and 60% heads? What happens to the probability of getting exactly 50% heads?

• A) Both of those probabilities increase.
• B) Both of those probabilities decrease.
• C) The first probability increases, but the second one decreases.
• D) The first probability decreases, but the second one increases.
• E) We don't know until we toss the coin.

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