student flips a coin 100 times and records the number of times it lands on heads. She gets heads 42 times.

Question

Based on this experiment, what is the experimental probability of flipping heads?
(4 Points)

0.42

0.50

0.58

0.75

Answer 1

The experimental probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of successful outcomes by the total number of trials. In this case, the student flipped the coin 100 times and got heads 42 times.

So, the experimental probability \( P \) of flipping heads is:

\[ P(\text{Heads}) = \frac{\text{Number of heads}}{\text{Total flips}} = \frac{42}{100} = 0.42 \]

Therefore, the experimental probability of flipping heads is 0.42.