Question

A coin has a red side and a yellow side. The coin is tossed 300 times. The coin lands on red 186 times and yellow 114 times. Answer each part below- write all probabilities as a fraction, decimal, and percent.

Find the experimental probability of the coin landing on red.


Find the theoretical probability of the coin landing on red.


Find the experimental probability of the coin landing on yellow.


Find the theoretical probability of the coin landing on yellow.

Answer 1

The answer is below

Explanation:

Experimental probability is gotten by observing the outcomes of a repeated experiment. It is given by the formula:

Probability = number of event occurrence / total number of trials

Theoretical probability is the ratio of number of favorable outcomes to number of possible outcome. It is given as:

probability = number of favorable outcomes / number of possible outcome

a) Experimental probability of the coin landing on red.

P(red) = 186 / 300

b) Theoretical probability of the coin landing on red

It can either be red or yellow. number of outcomes = red or yellow = 2.

P(red) = 1 / 2

c) Experimental probability of the coin landing on yellow

P(yellow) = 114 / 300

d) Theoretical probability of the coin landing on yellow

P(yellow) = 1/2