Table of Contents
- 1 What is the probability of getting the same number of heads and tails?
- 2 When 5 coins are tossed the number of possible outcomes are?
- 3 What is the probability of 5 heads?
- 4 What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads when 5 coins are tossed?
- 5 What is the probability of getting more heads than tails?
- 6 What is the probability that a coin will land on edge?
What is the probability of getting the same number of heads and tails?
Because of all the random factors beyond our control that enter the flipping process (force with which the coin is flipped, motion of the air in the room, position of our hand when we catch the coin…) we therefore expect a probability of 1/2 for heads, and 1/2 for tails. Each possible outcome is equally likely.
When 5 coins are tossed the number of possible outcomes are?
32
In this case we are flipping 5 coins — so the number of possibilities is: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32.
What is the probability of getting exactly two tails when 5 coins are tossed together?
Hence the probability is 26/32.
What is the probability of having the same head?
The probability of getting heads on the toss of a coin is 0.5. If we consider all possible outcomes of the toss of two coins as shown, there is only one outcome of the four in which both coins have come up heads, so the probability of getting heads on both coins is 0.25. The second useful rule is the Sum Rule.
What is the probability of 5 heads?
about 1 in 4
If you flip a fair coin 10 times, you can get 0 heads about 0.1\% of the time, 1 head about 1\% of the time, 2 heads about 4\% of the time, 3 heads about 12\% of the time, 4 heads about 21\% of the time, and 5 heads about 25\% of the time. Thus, the chances of getting 5 heads is about 1 in 4.
What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads when 5 coins are tossed?
5/16
The formula to calculate the probability of an event is as follows. Considering a fair coin, after 5 flips, there are 25 = 32 different arrangements of heads and tails. Therefore, the probability of exactly 3 heads is 5/16.
What is the probability of getting 3 heads?
Answer: If you flip a coin 3 times the probability of getting 3 heads is 0.125. When you flip a coin 3 times, then all the possibe 8 outcomes are HHH, THH, HTH, HHT, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT.
What is the probability of getting exactly 2 tails when 3 coins are tossed together *?
So the probability of getting at most 2 tails is 7/8.
What is the probability of getting more heads than tails?
Let us consider T as tails and H as heads. SO the probability of getting more heads than tails is 3/6 = 1/2. Four coins are tossed. what is the probability of getting 4 tails?
What is the probability that a coin will land on edge?
While it is theoretically possible for a coin to land on an edge, its Probability is so low as to be mathematically very close to zero. Therefore when any one of the coins is tossed , P (Heads) = P (Tails) = 0.5 = 50\% for that coin. We are tossing 5 coins. There are th Five fair coins were tossed simultaneously.
How many fair coins can be tossed at the same time?
How many ways can 5 coins be tossed to come up with 3 Heads which automatically means there must be 2 Tails. 5C3 = 10 (using my calculator) or there 10 groups where 3 Heads (and therefore 2 Tails occur) when the coins are flipped. Originally Answered: 5 fair coins are tossed at the same time.
How many ways can you find tails on a coin?
Of those, if you have exactly two tails then they could be coins 1 and 2, 1 and 3, 1 and 4, etc… you should find 10 ways in total; and clearly the other three coins must be heads. So that gives you 10/32 or 5/16 fully simplified.