Roger completed a probability experiment with a coin. He flipped the coin 32 times, and it landed on tails eight times. He looked at the results of his experiment to determine the ratio of heads outcomes to tails outcomes.

The ratio of heads to tails in simplified form is to .

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To determine the ratio of heads outcomes to tails outcomes from Roger's coin flipping experiment, we first need to calculate the number of heads obtained.

Roger flipped the coin a total of 32 times and got tails 8 times. Therefore, the number of heads can be calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Number of heads} = \text{Total flips} - \text{Number of tails} = 32 - 8 = 24 \]

Now we have:

  • Number of heads = 24
  • Number of tails = 8

Next, we can express the ratio of heads to tails:

\[ \text{Ratio of heads to tails} = \frac{\text{Number of heads}}{\text{Number of tails}} = \frac{24}{8} \]

To simplify this ratio, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 8:

\[ \frac{24 \div 8}{8 \div 8} = \frac{3}{1} \]

Thus, the ratio of heads to tails in simplified form is:

\[ \boxed{3 \text{ to } 1} \]