Question
A fair coin is tossed 8 times. The heads appear 5 times. Find the experimental probability of getting heads.
85
58
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52
85
58
48
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Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the experimental probability of getting heads when a fair coin is tossed, you can use the formula:
\[
\text{Experimental Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of Successful Outcomes}}{\text{Total Number of Trials}}
\]
In this case, the number of successful outcomes (i.e., getting heads) is 5, and the total number of trials (i.e., the number of coin tosses) is 8.
So the calculation will be:
\[
\text{Experimental Probability of Heads} = \frac{5}{8}
\]
To express this as a percentage, you can multiply by 100:
\[
\text{Experimental Probability of Heads} = \frac{5}{8} \times 100 = 62.5\%
\]
Now, looking at your options (85, 58, 48, 52), none of the choices correspond to the experimentally calculated probability of 62.5%.
Thus, if we are choosing based on the raw fraction, the experimental probability is \( \frac{5}{8} \). If those numbers were meant to represent percentages, it seems there is no correct option provided.
Is there anything else you need?
\[
\text{Experimental Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of Successful Outcomes}}{\text{Total Number of Trials}}
\]
In this case, the number of successful outcomes (i.e., getting heads) is 5, and the total number of trials (i.e., the number of coin tosses) is 8.
So the calculation will be:
\[
\text{Experimental Probability of Heads} = \frac{5}{8}
\]
To express this as a percentage, you can multiply by 100:
\[
\text{Experimental Probability of Heads} = \frac{5}{8} \times 100 = 62.5\%
\]
Now, looking at your options (85, 58, 48, 52), none of the choices correspond to the experimentally calculated probability of 62.5%.
Thus, if we are choosing based on the raw fraction, the experimental probability is \( \frac{5}{8} \). If those numbers were meant to represent percentages, it seems there is no correct option provided.
Is there anything else you need?