Question

Santos flipped a coin

300
times. The coin landed heads up



125
times. Find the ratio of heads to total number of coin flips. Express as a simplified ratio

Answer 1

5/12

Explanation:

We know that Santos flipped the coin a total of 300 times. Out of the 300 times, he flipped 125 heads. We need to find a simplified ratio equivalent to:

125/300

First, a common factor is 5, so we can divide both sides by 5 to get:

25/60

We can divide it by more to simplify it down, so we can try another 5 to get:

5/12

5/12 would be the simpliest form

So 125/300 is equal to 5/12

Other forms: 5:12, 0.42, %42