Question

Carly gets 14 heads when ripping a weighted coin 18 times. What is the experimental probability that the next flip will come up heads? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number. P(heads)​

Answer 1

The experimental probability of Carly flipping a head on the next coin toss, based on her getting 14 heads out of 18 flips, is 7/9.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the experimental probability that a coin will come up as heads based on Carly's experience of flipping the coin 18 times and getting heads 14 times. Experimental probability is calculated by dividing the number of times an event occurs by the total number of trials. In this case, Carly flipped heads 14 times out of 18 total flips. Therefore, the experimental probability of flipping a head the next time is represented by the fraction 14/18.

To reduce the fraction to its simplest form, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

• 14 ÷ 2 = 7
• 18 ÷ 2 = 9

Thus, the simplified experimental probability of flipping heads on the next coin toss is 7/9.