A coin is tossed 10 times resulting in 7 heads and 3 tails. The same coin is tossed 1000 times resulting in 510 heads and 490 tails. What is the theoretical probability of getting heads with this coin?
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A coin is tossed 10 times resulting in 7 heads and 3 tails. The same coin is tossed 1000 times resulting in 510 heads and 490 tails. What is the theoretical probability of getting heads with this coin? 
Please show work. Thanks for helping!!

anonymous · Answer

I was thinking that maybe the answer was approximately 49%

anonymous · Answer

If a coin is tossed 10 times, 7 heads and 3 tails.The same coin is tossed 1000 times, 510 heads and 490 tails, what is the theoretical probability of getting heads? It is approximately a 49% chance of getting heads

anonymous · Answer

correct

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much @AustinC !!! Can you also tell me how you figured that out? I wanted to know so that I know how to figure out those kind of problems. Thanks again!

anonymous · Answer

Probability Distributions