Help quick please! A coin is tossed 30 times, and it comes up heads 18 times. What is the experimental probability of tossing tails?

Diego Ferri asked Jun 23, 2023

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Help quick please!

A coin is tossed 30 times, and it comes up heads 18 times.
What is the experimental probability of tossing tails?

Diego Ferri asked Jun 23, 2023

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Answer:

0.4 or 2/5

Explanation:

If head is 18/30, then that means that tails must be 12/30, since they must add up to one whole.

Reduce it to simplest terms: 2/5 or 0.4

Emersonthis answered Jun 28, 2023

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