Question

The probability of flipping a coin and having it land on heads is 1/2. If a coin is tossed 4 times, how many times can you expect it to land on heads?

Answer 1

The probability is two times out of four

Answer 2

we can expect the coin to land on heads 2 times out of 4 tosses.

Explanation:

If the probability of flipping a coin and having it land on heads is 1/2, then the probability of it landing on tails is also 1/2.When a coin is tossed 4 times, each toss is an independent event, meaning the outcome of one toss does not affect the outcome of another toss. Therefore, we can use the binomial probability formula to find the expected number of times the coin will land on heads:Expected number of heads = n * pwhere n is the number of trials (4 tosses) and p is the probability of success (1/2 or 0.5 in this case).Plugging in the values, we get:Expected number of heads = 4 * 0.5 = 2