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)

Responses

0.76
0.76

76%
76%

24%
24%

1925

1 answer

To find the empirical probability of getting heads, we can use the results from the coin tosses.

If you tossed the coin 50 times and got 12 tails, that means you got:

\[ 50 , \text{tosses} - 12 , \text{tails} = 38 , \text{heads} \]

The empirical probability of getting heads is given by the ratio of the number of heads to the total number of tosses:

\[ \text{Empirical Probability of Heads} = \frac{\text{Number of Heads}}{\text{Total Tosses}} = \frac{38}{50} = 0.76 \]

To express this as a percentage, multiply by 100:

\[ 0.76 \times 100 = 76% \]

Thus, the empirical probability of getting heads is 76%.