227k views
1 vote
Martha tosses a penny 7 times and gets 3 "heads." What fraction of the tosses are "tails"?

User Mossplix
by
6.9k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Final answer:

The fraction of tosses that are 'tails' is 4/7.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of tosses that are 'tails', you need to subtract the fraction of tosses that are 'heads' from 1. In this case, Martha got 3 'heads' out of 7 tosses. So, the fraction of tosses that are 'heads' is 3/7. Therefore, the fraction of tosses that are 'tails' is 1 - 3/7 = 4/7.

User Nitobuendia
by
7.4k points