find the probability of obtaining five heads when flipping five coins. express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth

Respuesta :

1/32

Explanation:

In an experiment, we can only get head or tail:

Probability of getting a head = 1/2

Probability of obtaining five heads when flipping five coins:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Probability = (1/2)}^{number\text{ of flips}} \\ \text{Probability = (1/2)}^5 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\text{Probability = 1/32}[/tex]