Question

You toss a nickel. What is the
probability that "heads" will come
up?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/2 or 50%

Explanation:

Heads represents one possibility and tails represents the other. Heads makes up 1/2 of the possibilities. So there is a 50% chance heads will come up.

Answer 2

1/2 or 50%

Explanation:

The probability of an event occurring is the number of ways the event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

In the case of tossing a coin, there are two possible outcomes: heads or tails. If you toss a nickel, the probability that "heads" will come up is 1/2, or 50%. This is because there is only 1 way for heads to come up (by getting heads) and 2 total possible outcomes (heads or tails).

Therefore, the probability that "heads" will come up when you toss a nickel is 1/2, or 50%.