A coin is tossed 40 times and heads appears 18 times

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Problem

A coin is tossed 40 times and heads appears 18 times. Without performing any calculation, state whether the empirical probability of getting heads will increase, decrease or remain unchanged if the next toss also results in a head. Give a brief reason.

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