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An unbiased coin is tossed 20 times. In this experiment , 11 heads and 9 tails were received. Calculate the probability of receiving head and the probability of receiving tail on the basis of the experiment .

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To solve the problem of calculating the probability of receiving heads and tails based on the experiment of tossing an unbiased coin 20 times, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Total Number of Tosses**: - The total number of times the coin is tossed is given as 20. 2. **Count the Number of Heads and Tails**: - From the experiment, we have: - Number of Heads (H) = 11 - Number of Tails (T) = 9 3. **Calculate the Probability of Heads**: - The probability of an event is calculated using the formula: \[ P(\text{Event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} \] - For heads: \[ P(\text{Heads}) = \frac{\text{Number of Heads}}{\text{Total Tosses}} = \frac{11}{20} \] - To convert this into decimal form: \[ P(\text{Heads}) = 0.55 \] 4. **Calculate the Probability of Tails**: - Similarly, for tails: \[ P(\text{Tails}) = \frac{\text{Number of Tails}}{\text{Total Tosses}} = \frac{9}{20} \] - Converting this into decimal form: \[ P(\text{Tails}) = 0.45 \] 5. **Final Results**: - The probability of receiving heads is \( P(\text{Heads}) = 0.55 \). - The probability of receiving tails is \( P(\text{Tails}) = 0.45 \). ### Summary of Results: - Probability of Heads: \( P(\text{Heads}) = 0.55 \) - Probability of Tails: \( P(\text{Tails}) = 0.45 \)
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