easy probability

[Gmater-1]

A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability that the coin will land tails up on the second toss?

1/3
1/2
2/3
3/4
1/4

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[Lhomme]

for 3 coin toss we have,
hhh
hht
hth
htt
thh
tht
tth
ttt

hence P(coin will land tail up on second toss) = 4/8 = 1/2. IMO B.

[gmatfundoo]

(B)

Each toss is independent of the other. So we need not concern ourselves with what happens in the 1st and 3rd toss. We just need to find the probability of getting a tail in a single toss of an unbiased coin.

So probability of getting a tail in second toss = 1/2

[Gmater-1]

Thanks Nice explanation by gmatfundoo