I need some help with my math homework =/?

Question

i've flipped this silver dollar five times and the toss has come up heads each time. Thus, the odds are greater than 50-50 that the toss will come up tails next time.

the directions say "Comment on the reasoning used.", and idk how to do that, plz help

Answer 1

The reasoning is false, because the underlying assumption is that the future event of the next coin toss is dependent on the prior tosses.  Each toss is independent and with a fair coin, the odds of the next toss are 50:50.