You toss a coin 50 times and get 12 tails. What is the empirical probability of getting heads? Write your answer in percent form.(1 point)

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0.76
0.76

76%
76%

1925
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24%
24%

1 answer

To find the empirical probability of getting heads, we first need to determine how many times heads were obtained.

Since you tossed a coin 50 times and got 12 tails, the number of heads is:

\[ \text{Number of Heads} = \text{Total Tosses} - \text{Number of Tails} = 50 - 12 = 38 \]

Now, the empirical probability of getting heads is calculated using the formula:

\[ \text{Empirical Probability of Heads} = \frac{\text{Number of Heads}}{\text{Total Tosses}} = \frac{38}{50} \]

To express this as a percentage:

\[ \text{Empirical Probability of Heads (in percent)} = \left(\frac{38}{50}\right) \times 100 = 76% \]

So, the correct answer is 76%.