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You flip a coin three times. It lands on heads twice and on tails once. Your friend concludes that the theoretical probability of the coin landing heads up is $P(\text { heads up })=\frac{2}{3}$ . Is your friend correct? Explain your reasoning.
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In this case, the coin was flipped three times and landed on heads twice, so the experimental probability of getting heads is $\frac{2}{3}$. Show more…
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