The following results were obtained from flipping a coin 8 times. According to the results, what is the experimental probability of getting heads?
A two column table is shown with the first column titled 'trial' and containing the values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 from top to bottom. The second column is titled 'results' and contains the values h, h, h, t, h, t, h, and t from top to bottom.
A. four-eighths
B. start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction
C. The fraction is 5 over 3.
D. start fraction 3 over 5 end fraction
The experimental probability of getting heads can be calculated by finding the number of times heads appeared in the results and dividing it by the total number of times the coin was flipped. In this case, heads appeared 5 times out of 8 trials. Therefore, the experimental probability of getting heads is:
5/8
The answer is B. start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction.