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In 200 tosses of a coin, heads appeared 90 times. The empirical probability of getting a tail is:

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  • A0.45
  • B0.50
  • C0.55
  • D0.90

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Tails appeared 200 − 90 = 110 times, so the empirical probability = 110/200 = 0.55.
Answer: C) 0.55

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