Tom tossed a regular coin five times. He got HEAD, TAIL, HEAD, HEAD, and HEAD. If he continues to toss the coin twice (the 6th and 7th tosses), what would be the probability to have two HEADs in these two tosses (the 6thand 7th tosses)?

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Tom tossed a regular coin five times. He got HEAD, TAIL, HEAD, HEAD, and HEAD. If he continues to toss the coin twice (the 6th and 7th tosses), what would be the probability to have two HEADs in these two tosses (the 6thand 7th tosses)?

 

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