Final answer:
The probability of flipping a coin six times and getting exactly three heads and three tails is calculated using the binomial formula and is found to be 31.25%.
Step-by-step explanation:
The probability of flipping a coin six times and getting exactly three heads and three tails can be calculated using the binomial probability formula, which is P(x; n, p) = (n choose x) * p^x * (1-p)^(n-x), where 'n' is the number of trials, 'x' is the number of successes, and 'p' is the probability of success on any given trial.
In this instance, since we are flipping a fair coin, the probability 'p' of getting heads (success) on any single flip is 0.5. We want to find the likelihood of getting 'x' = 3 heads out of 'n' = 6 flips. Therefore, the equation becomes:
P(3; 6, 0.5) = (6 choose 3) * 0.5^3 * 0.5^(6-3)
The combination (6 choose 3) calculates the number of ways to choose 3 successes (heads) from 6 trials, which is 20. Plugging these values into the equation gives:
P(3; 6, 0.5) = 20 * (0.5^3) * (0.5^3) = 20 * (0.125) * (0.125) = 20 * 0.015625
This results in a probability of 0.3125, or 31.25%.
Therefore, the chance of flipping a coin six times and getting three heads and three tails is 31.25%.