In a fair flip, getting 0 (tails) is equally likely as 1 (heads), so the probability is 0.5 (50%).
In a fair coin toss, the probability of receiving a 0 (or a tail) is equal to the probability of receiving a 1 (or heads). This is because a fair coin has two equally likely outcomes: heads and tails.
Therefore, the probability of receiving a 0 in a fair coin toss is:
0.5 (rounded to one decimal place)
This probability can be derived mathematically by considering the following:
There are only two possible outcomes in a coin toss: heads or tails.
Since the coin is fair, each outcome has an equal chance of occurring.
Therefore, the probability of any specific outcome, in this case receiving a 0, is simply the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes.
In this case, there is only one favorable outcome (receiving a 0) and two total possible outcomes. So, the probability is 1/2, which is equivalent to 0.5.
It's important to note that this probability applies to a single coin toss. If you were to toss the coin multiple times, the probability of getting a 0 in any given toss would still be 0.5, but the overall pattern of heads and tails may not be perfectly balanced. However, in the long run, with a large number of tosses, the proportion of heads and tails would tend to approach 50%.