Question

Mandy flipped a coin 50 times. Thecoin landed on tails 20 times. Whatwas the experimental probability forlanding on tails?ABC3/52/545

Answer 1

The experimental probability is given by the next equation:

$P=\frac{#\text{ of favorable outcomes}}{Total\text{ \# of outcomes}}$

Where :

# of favorable outcomes is given by the times when landed on tails. Then,

# of favorable outcomes = 20 times

And the total # of outcomes is the total times that Mandy flipped the coin.

Then,

Total # of outcomes = 50 times

Replace using the probability formula:

$P=\frac{20}{50}$

Simplify it:

$P=\frac{2}{5}$

The correct answer is option B.