Question

Guided Practice

1. A coin is tossed 50 times, and it lands on heads 28 times. Find
the experimental probability and the theoretical probability of the
coin landing on heads. Then, compare the experimental and theoretical
probabilities. (Examples 1 --4)

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The experimental probability of heads is

P( heads) = 28/50 = 14/25

The theoretical probability is

P (heads) =1/2

Getting a common denominator for the experimental

25/50

comparing the experimental and the theoretical

28/50 > 25/50

experimental > theoretical