Question

You flip a fair coin

What is P(tails)?
if necessary, round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Answer 1

P(tails) = 1/2 = .5

Explanation:

The probability of flipping tails on a fair coin is 1/2.

Probability can be expressed as the number of outcomes when you get tails / total number of outcomes.

There are only two options on a coin: heads or tails. That means 2 is our denominator. And there's only one chance out of 2 that you get tails, so 1 is our numerator.

P(tails) = 1/2