Multiple choice

A coin is tossed $100$ times and head is obtained $59$ times. On tossing a coin at random, the probability of getting a tail is ______.

  1. $\dfrac {59}{100}$
  2. $1$
  3. $0$
  4. $\dfrac {41}{100}$
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Explanation

Total tosses = 100. Heads = 59. Tails = 100 - 59 = 41. Probability of tail = 41/100.

AI explanation

The empirical probability formula is the number of times an event occurs divided by the total number of trials. The total number of trials is 100, and the number of times a tail appears is the difference between total trials and heads, which is 100 minus 59, giving 41 tails. Therefore, the probability of getting a tail is 41/100.

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