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Sorry would not let me copy and paste i need the answer to number 7

Sorry would not let me copy and paste i need the answer to number 7-example-1
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Explanation:

well, what do we expect in theory ?

a coin has a 50/50 chance for beads or tails. so, a probability of 1/2 for either one.

the probability for a survival number in a die is 1/6.

remember, the probability is always desired results over total possible results.

so, the combination is a simple multiplication.

the probability to get a certain side of the coin AND a certain number on the die is

1/2 × 1/6 = 1/12

so, this is what we would expect in theory : every combination happens in 1/12 of all cases.

now, what do we see in our practical experiment ?

there were 24 events (so, the total possible results are 24).

how many of them had heads and a 3 (the desired results) ?

there was only 1 result (in fact, there was only one 3 independently from the coin result, which is surprisingly low for 24 rolls of a die).

so, our experiment shows us a ratio or experimental probability of

1/24

for the desired result of heads with a 3 on the die.

we expected to get a ratio of

1/12 = 2/24

so, in reality, we got 1/24 less than theoretically expected.

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