Question

In which scenario is the theoretical probability equal to the experimental probability?(1 point)
Responses

A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 5 times.
A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 5 times.

A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 4 times.
A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 4 times.

A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appear 3 times.
A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appear 3 times.

A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears all 6 times.
A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears all 6 times.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The theoretical probability of getting heads when flipping a fair coin is 0.5 (or 50%). The experimental probability is calculated based on the actual outcomes of the flips.

Let's analyze the scenarios:

1. **A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 5 times.**
- Experimental probability = 5/6 ≈ 0.833, theoretical is 0.5.

2. **A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 4 times.**
- Experimental probability = 4/6 ≈ 0.667, theoretical is 0.5.

3. **A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 3 times.**
- Experimental probability = 3/6 = 0.5, theoretical is also 0.5.

4. **A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears all 6 times.**
- Experimental probability = 6/6 = 1, theoretical is 0.5.

Out of these, the **third scenario** (3 heads out of 6 flips) has both the experimental probability and the theoretical probability equal to 0.5.

Therefore, the answer is: **A coin is flipped 6 times and heads appears 3 times.**