The experiment involving tossing three coins, simultaneously The experiment was carried out 100 times and it was noted that three heads occurred 40 times what is the difference between the experimental probability of getting three heads and its theoretical probability right the answer in the simplest form of a fraction

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The theoretical probability of tossing three coins and getting three heads is 1/8. This is because there are 2 possible outcomes for each coin (heads or tails), and to get three heads in a row, you need to multiply the probabilities of getting heads for each individual coin (1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/8).

The experimental probability of getting three heads in 100 trials is 40/100 = 2/5.

The difference between the experimental probability and theoretical probability is:

2/5 - 1/8 = 16/40 - 5/40 = 11/40.

So, the difference is 11/40.