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You flip a fair coin.

What is

P(tails

)

P(tails)start text, P, left parenthesis, t, a, i, l, s, end text, right parenthesis?

If necessary, round your answer to

2

22 decimal places.

User Jhnwsk
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Answer:

0.5

Explanation:

When you flip a coin you start o tails and you flip it the coin will flip 5 out of 10 times

User Chaye
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If you flip a fair coin, what is the probability of getting tails?

There's 2 options: heads or tails. You only want 1 of them. So, you can write you have a 1 / 2 change of getting tails, or 0.5.

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