Chapter 9, Problem 1NT

Now Try This

Use StatCrunch or another coin flipping app to flip one coin $30,000$ times.

a. How many times did heads come up?

b. How many times did tails come up?

How does this compare to Kerrich’s results?

To determine

To explain:

The number of times heads come up and number of times tails come up on flipping a coin $30000$ times.

Answer to Problem 1NT

Solution:

The number of heads come up on tossing a coin $30000$ times is $15940$ and the number of tails come up are $14060$.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

A coin is flipped $30000$ times.

Approach:

By using the app to flip the coin and calculating the number of times tails or heads.

Calculation:

The number of heads come up on tossing a coin $30000$ times is $15940$ and the number of tails come up are $14060$.