You are given a jar with 10 coins. 5 of them are fair, 5 are unfair. The unfair coins have a probability of heads = 0.6. You take one coin randomly and toss it 5 times. You get 4 heads and 1 tail. What is the probability that the coin was a fair coin? Select one: O A. (0.5) ^4/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)]). O B. (0.5) ^5/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)]) C. 5/6 O D. 1/2 O E. (0.5) ^5

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You are given a jar with 10 coins. 5 of them are fair, 5 are unfair.
The unfair coins have a probability of heads = 0.6. You take one
coin randomly and toss it 5 times. You get 4 heads and 1 tail.
What is the probability that the coin was a fair coin?
Select one:
O A. (0.5) ^4/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)]).
B. (0.5) ^5/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)])
OC. 5/6
O D. 1/2
O E. (0.5) ^5
Clear my choice
Transcribed Image Text:You are given a jar with 10 coins. 5 of them are fair, 5 are unfair. The unfair coins have a probability of heads = 0.6. You take one coin randomly and toss it 5 times. You get 4 heads and 1 tail. What is the probability that the coin was a fair coin? Select one: O A. (0.5) ^4/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)]). B. (0.5) ^5/ {(0.5) ^5 + [(0.6) ^4 *(0.4)]) OC. 5/6 O D. 1/2 O E. (0.5) ^5 Clear my choice
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