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Differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability in the following question. Pashmina flips a double-sided coin 20 times, and it lands on heads 15 times. What is the theoretical probability that it will land on heads?(1 point)
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Theoretical probability for a fair (double‑sided) coin is 1/2.

Experimental probability from Pashmina’s 20 flips = 15/20 = 3/4.
So theoretical = 1/2 (model expectation), experimental = 3/4 (observed frequency).