ou toss a coin

1500

times and record the results. You then look through your results and find that at one point you got

10

heads in a row. What is the probability of getting

10

heads in

10

tosses? Should you be surprised to find this "streak" in your set of

1500

tosses? Explain.

The probability that a coin comes up heads

10

times in

10

tosses is

nothing

.

(Type an integer or a fraction.)

Should you be surprised by this streak? Explain.

A.

Yes, because the apparent streak is a mere coincidence and each individual game has an unpredictable outcome still.

B.

No, because it is likely that a coin lands on heads

10

times in a row with a small number of tosses.

C.

No, because

1500

tosses is so many that it is almost inevitable that a long streak will occur.

D.

Yes, because it is not likely that a coin will land on heads

10

times, even with

1500

tosses.