Question

Celine flipped a coin 100 times. She flipped heads 41 times and tails 59 times. What is the experimental probability that the next flip will be heads?

A - 41/100

B - 1/2

C - 3/4

D - 59/100

Answer 1

B- 41/100

Explanation:

Because this is an experimental (not theoretical) probability, which is the ratio of number of outcome as head over the total number of trial, the experimental probability of the next flipping be head would be the total number of heads that she'd gotten before over the total number of times that she'd try, which is 41 / 100

Answer 2

B - 1/2

Explanation:

In this situation each experiment does not affect the probability of the next one. That is, each experiment is independent of the rest. Hence, independently of the result of the first 100 times the next probability in which Celine does the experiment, the propability will be 1/2.

B - 1/2