Complete the list. $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { cellpadding="0" cellspacing } = " 0 " \text { width } = " 34 \% \text { " border="0" }\
\text { Experiment: Tossing a coin }\
\text { Success: heads }\
P \text { (success): } \frac { 1 } { 2 }\
P ( \text { failure): } \quad \stackrel { ? } { }
\end{array}$$
A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C) $2$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
E) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

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Complete the list. $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { cellpadding="0" cellspacing } = " 0 " \text { width } = " 34 \% \text { " border="0"> }\
\text { Experiment: Tossing a coin }\
\text { Success: heads }\
P \text { (success): } \frac { 1 } { 2 }\
P ( \text { failure): } \quad \stackrel { ? } { }
\end{array}$$
A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C) $2$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
E) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of failure in this experiment (tossing a coin and not getting heads) is the complement of getting heads, which is also $\frac{1}{2}$, since there are only two outcomes (heads or tails) and each is equally likely.

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Complete the List A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$