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One hundred identiacal coins , each with probability p of showing up heads are tossed once . If ` 0 lt p lt 1 ` and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads showing on 51 coins , then value of p is :

A

`1/2`

B

`49/101`

C

`50/101`

D

`51/101`

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