SOLUTION: A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of showing a 3 on the first roll and an even number on the second roll?

Question 1183500: A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of showing a 3 on the first roll and an even number on the second roll?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of showing a 3 on the first roll
and an even number on the second roll?
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First event, showing a 3 on the first roll, has the probability of .


Second event, showing an even number on the second roll, has the probability   = .


These events are independent, so the answer to the problem question is the product

of individual probabilities  P =  = .

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