Question

Liz flips a coin 50 times. The coin lands heads up 24 times and tails 26 times. Based on Liz’s results, what is the experimental probability of the coin landing on heads?

Answer 1

48%

Explanation:

First, lets start with what we know.

Coin was flipped 50 times. Landed Heads 24 times, and landed tails 26 times.

Now, we want this in a percentage. So:

24 = x

50 = 100

We know that 50 is 100/2. So, we can multiply both of the numbers to get a percentage.

24 × 2 = 48

26 × 2 = 52

In conclusion, the experimental probability for the coin landing on heads is:

48/100 OR 48%