Question

A coin was tossed 52 times. It landed showing tails 6 more times than it landed showing heads. What is the experimental probability of the coin landing on tails? Express your answer as a fraction in the simplest form.

Answer 1

The experimental probability of the coin landing on tails is 29/52.

Step-by-step explanation:

The experimental probability of the coin landing on tails can be found by dividing the number of times the coin landed on tails by the total number of tosses. In this case, the coin landed on tails 6 more times than heads, so the number of tails is 6 more than half of the total tosses:
Number of tails = (52 + 6)/2 = 29
Now we can calculate the experimental probability:
Experimental Probability of landing on tails = Number of tails/Total number of tosses = 29/52 = 29/52