Find the Indicated Probability Find the Empirical Probability of Getting 4 Tails

question 210

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-You toss four coins and record the number of tails. You repeat this many times. The results are shown below. $$\begin{array} { l | r } \text { Result } & \text { Frequency } \\\hline 0 \text { tails } & 2 \\1 \text { tail } & 5 \\2 \text { tails } & 12 \\3 \text { tails } & 2 \\4 \text { tails } & 1\end{array}$$ Find the empirical probability of getting 4 tails. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

• A)0.042
• B)0.048
• C)0.273
• D)0.045

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