High School

Shun is going to flip a fair coin 450 times. Complete the following statement with the best prediction:

The coin will land tails up...

A. Exactly 175 times
B. Close to 175 times but probably not exactly 175 times
C. Exactly 225 times
D. Close to 225 times but probably not exactly 225 times

Answer :

Final answer:

When flipping a fair coin multiple times, the distribution of heads and tails tends to approach an equal number. In this case, the coin is expected to land tails up close to 225 times.

Explanation:

When flipping a fair coin multiple times, the number of times it lands heads up or tails up may vary. However, as the number of coin flips increases, the distribution of heads and tails tends to approach an equal number. In this case, Shun is going to flip the coin 450 times. Since it is a fair coin, we can expect the coin to land tails up close to 225 times but probably not exactly 225 times (option d).