SOLUTION: Horace is going to roll a standard number cube and flip a coin. He wonders if it is more likely that he rolls a 5 and the coin lands on heads, or that he rolls a 5 or the coin land

Question 1025011: Horace is going to roll a standard number cube and flip a coin. He wonders if it is more likely that he rolls a 5 and the coin lands on heads, or that he rolls a 5 or the coin lands on heads. Which event do you think is more likely to happen? Find the probability of both events to justify or reject your initial prediction.
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The probability of rolling a 5 AND getting a head is the product of the two independent probabilities.

The probability of rolling a 5 OR getting a head is the complement of rolling anything other than a 5 AND getting a tail. The probability of 5 and Tail is the product of the two independent probabilities.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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