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A coin is tossed 10 times. 4 of the 10 tosses result in heads. What is the THEORETICAL probability of landing on heads

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Answer:

1 /2

Explanation:

The theoretical probability is the possibility of an event occurring based on reasoning and not on the outcome of a trial or experiment. Hence, for the question above, the outcome of the tosses or trials would have no effect on the theoretical probability that a coin lands oon head or tail.

Theoretical probability of an event =

Favorable outcome / Total possible outcomes

Favorable outcomes = number of heads in a coin = 1

Total possible outcomes = number of faces on a coin = 2 (head and tail)

Therefore,

Theoretical probability of landing on head = 1 /2

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