Question

A coin is flipped at the start of every game to determine if Team A (heads) or Team B (tails) will get the ball first.

Part A: Find the theoretical probability of a fair coin landing on heads. (2 points)

Part B: Flip a coin 20 times and record the frequency of each outcome. (4 points)

Part C: Determine the experimental probability of landing on heads. (4 points)

Part D: Compare the theoretical and experimental probabilities. Explain your answer. (2 points)

Answer 1

Part A: Since there is only 2 options it would be %50
(100%/2=%50)

Part B: I think it’s asking you personally to flip the coin, but let’s just say it lands on heads 5 times and tails 15 times.)
So that means it would be on tails 75% and heads 25%

Part C: As said before, heads would have a 25% chance.

Part D: There is only a 25% chance of it being heads in the experiment and a 50% chance in the theoretical possibility.

And there was a 75% chance of it being on heads in the experiment and only a 50% chance in the theoretical.