M07.D-S.3.2.1
Tiya flipped a coin 40 times. The coin landed heads up 16 times and tails up 24 times.
Part A: Based on the results, what is the experimental probability of the coin landing heads up? Show your work.
Part B: What is the theoretical probability of the coin landing heads up? Show your work.
Part A:
Experimental probability = Number of times event occurred / Total number of trials
Experimental probability of the coin landing heads up = 16 / 40 = 0.4
Part B:
Theoretical probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
Theoretical probability of the coin landing heads up = 1/2 = 0.5
Therefore,
Part A: The experimental probability of the coin landing heads up is 0.4
Part B: The theoretical probability of the coin landing heads up is 0.5