A fair coin is tossed 100 times. The probability of getting head an odd number of times is |
$\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{8}$ $\frac{3}{8}$ $\frac{80}{100}$ |
$\frac{1}{2}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $\frac{1}{2}$ Let n = 100 tosses of a fair coin. Probability of getting head an odd number of times in n tosses of a fair coin: For a fair coin, P(head) = P(tail) = 1/2 Sum of probabilities of odd number of heads =$ 1/2 (1 - (1 - 1)^n/2^n) = 1/2$ More formally: For a fair coin, the probability of odd number of heads in n tosses is 1/2 if n is even. Here, n = 100 (even) ⇒ Probability = 1/2 |