If a fair coin is tossed five times, which of the following ordered sequence of heads (H) and tails (T), if any, is MOST LIKELY to occur?A. H T H T T B. T H H H H C. H T H T H D. Only sequences (a) and (c) are equally likely. E. All of the above sequences are equally likely.

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Answer:

Option E.

Step-by-step explanation:

If A and B are two events and P(A)>P(B), then event A is more likely to occur than event B.

It is given that a fair coin is tossed five times. It means

[tex]P(H)=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]P(T)=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

Probability of  H T H T T is

[tex]P(H)P(T)P(H)P(T)P(T)=\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{32}[/tex]

Similarly probability of T H H H H and H T H T H is [tex]\frac{1}{32}[/tex].

Since all events have same probability, therefore all of the above sequences are equally likely.

Thus, the correct option is E.