Talia tossed a penny many times. She got 40 heads and 60 tails. She said the experimental probability of getting heads was 40/60

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madam [21]

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Talia tossed a penny many times. She got 40 heads and 60 tails. She said the experimental probability of getting heads was 40/60

. Explain and correct her error.

Mathematics

1 answer:

yawa3891 [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-03T23:14:04+03:00

The more times you do a test, the more accurate the results will be.

Since there are only 2 options/sides the probability should be 1/2 for both heads and tails.

Her error was both mathematical (her experimental probability number didn't make sense) and her lack of sufficient testing.