Regardless of the actual outcome of Jarred's coin flips (16 heads and 24 tails), the theoretical probability of the coin landing on heads remains 1/2, or 50%. This is because the coin is assumed to be fair and has two equally likely outcomes.
So, option (c) is correct choice.
We know that a fair coin has two sides: heads and tails.
Each side has an equal chance of landing face up when the coin is flipped.
Therefore, the probability of landing on heads is the number of favorable outcomes (landing on heads) divided by the total number of possible outcomes (heads or tails):
Favorable outcomes = 1 (landing on heads)
Total number of outcomes = 2 (heads or tails)
Probability = Favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes
Probability = 1/2
This means that there is a 50% chance of the coin landing on heads and a 50% chance of it landing on tails.