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QuizMultiple Choice

Experimental vs. Theoretical Probability

Question 1 • *WHS Pre-Algebra - MA3119 B-CR

Four students are determining the probability of flipping a coin and it landing head's up. Each flips a coin the number of times shown in the table below.StudentNumber of FlipsAna50Brady10Collin80Deshawn20Which student is most likely to find that the actual number of times his or her coin lands heads up most closely matches the predicted number of heads-up landings?

Answer
A
Ana
B
Brady
C
Collin
D
Deshawn

Explanation

With a fair coin, the predicted number of heads is half the number of flips. As the number of flips increases, the actual proportion of heads is more likely to be close to one-half. Collin flips the coin 80 times, more than any other student, so Collin is most likely to find the actual number close to the predicted number.

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