A man is know to speak truth $4$ out of $5$ times. He tosses a coin and reports that it is head. Find the probability that it is actually head.

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Solution

probability of man speaking truth= $\frac{4}{5}$
probability of actually its head is $\frac{4}{5} . \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{5}$

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