Python: (Probability) Probability of an Event Not Happening

[Jason]

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print(f "What is the probability of NOT flipping a tail on a single coin?")

P_of_getting_a_tail_on_1_C = 0.50

# This is due to the probability being 1 out of 2 outcomes which is 1/2 

P_of_NOT_getting_a_tail_on_1_C = 1 - P_of_getting_a_tail_on_1_C

# The answer is 0.50

percent_P_of_NOT_getting_a_tail_on_1_C = P_of_NOT_getting_a_tail_on_1_C  * 100

print(f "The probability of not getting a tail from the flip is {P_of_NOT_getting_a_tail_on_1_C} which is {percent_P_of_NOT_getting_a_tail_on_1_C } %")

\(\neg P(E) = 1 - P(E)\)

Read: The negated probability of an event equals 1 minus the probability of the event.

All probabilities can be seen as decimal numbers below or equal to 1 so the above is true.

What is the probability of NOT flipping a tail on a single coin?

\(\neg P(tail) = 1 - P(tail)\)

\(\neg P(tail) = 1 - 0.50 = 0.50\)
\(and\,\,0.50 * 100 = 50 \%\)