Understanding the Probability of Flipping a Coin

In the USA, the probability of a coin landing on heads is 1/2 or 0.5. This is because a fair coin has two equally likely outcomes - heads or tails. When calculating probability, it's important to consider all possible outcomes and their likelihood. In this case, since there are only two possible outcomes and each is equally likely, the probability of landing on heads is 1 out of 2, or 0.5.

Remember, the probability of an event occurring is always a number between 0 and 1, where 1 represents certainty and 0 represents impossibility.