Question

flip a paper cup in the air and see how it lands. what is the probability the cup lands on its side? run trial ×1 run trial ×10 run trial ×100 total trials total successes percent success 0 0 0% 68% 76% 87% 93%

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the probability formula

Probability of an event \( P=\frac{\text{Number of successful outcomes}}{\text{Total number of trials}}\times100\%\)

Step2: Assume a reasonable number of trials and successes (since the user is likely expected to run trials, but if we consider common experimental results in similar probability - of - landing - on - side cup experiments, after a sufficient number of trials (say \(n = 100\) trials))

If we assume that after running a large number of trials (for example, if we run \(100\) trials and assume that the cup lands on its side \(76\) times)
\(P=\frac{76}{100}\times 100\% = 76\%\)

Answer:

76%