Drop a thumbtack and observe how it lands. Describe how you could use a relative

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Drop a thumbtack and observe how it lands. Describe how you could use a relative frequency to estimate the probability that a thumbtack will land with its flat side down. Count the number of times the tack lands point down and divide by the total number of times dropped. Count the number of times the tack lands flat side down, subtract the number of times it lands point down, and divide by the total number of times dropped. Count the number of times the tack lands flat side down and divide by the total number of times dropped. What is the sample space of outcomes for the thumbtack? (Select all that apply.) right down left up How would you make a probability assignment to this sample space if, when you drop 500 tacks, 315 land flat side down? (Use 2 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

A) count the numbewr of tack lands flat side down and divide by the total number of times dropped

B) sample space- {down, up}

C) P(up) = (500-315)/500 = 0.37

P(down) = 315/500 = 0.63

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