Lisa flipped a coin 50 times and got a head 20 times. What was the experimental probability of flipping a heads? what is the theoretical probability of flipping a heads?

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Tomer Shemesh asked Apr 1, 2023

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Lisa flipped a coin 50 times and got a head 20 times. What was the experimental probability of flipping a heads? what is the theoretical probability of flipping a heads?

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Tomer Shemesh asked Apr 1, 2023

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Answer:

2/5 (or 0.4)

Explanation:

There was 50 flips, that's the total. #/50

Head was 20 times, that's the answer we're looking for. 20/50

20/50 Simplified is 2/5 (or 0.4)

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