Question

find the probability of obtaining five heads when flipping five coins. express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth

Answer 1

1/32

Step-by-step explanation:

In an experiment, we can only get head or tail:

Probability of getting a head = 1/2

Probability of obtaining five heads when flipping five coins:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Probability = (1/2)}^{number\text{ of flips}} \\ \text{Probability = (1/2)}^5 \\ \end{gathered}`
`\text{Probability = 1/32}`