SOLUTION: If you have a 20 sided die, what is the probability of rolling a prime and a number greater than or equal to 15?

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Question 756551: If you have a 20 sided die, what is the probability of rolling a prime and a number greater than or equal to 15?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here are the sides of the 20-sided die:

Side   prime?    ≧15?    Prime and ≧15?
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1,       no,     no            no
2,      yes,     no            no
3,      yes,     no            no
4,       no,     no            no
5,      yes,     no            no
6,       no,     no            no
7,      yes,     no            no
8,       no,     no            no
9,       no,     no            no
10,      no,     no            no
11,     yes,     no            no
12,      no,     no            no
13,     yes,     no            no
14,      no,     no            no
15,      no,    yes            no
16,      no,    yes            no
17,     yes,    yes           yes
18,      no,    yes            no
19,     yes,    yes           yes
20       no,    yes            no

Only 17 and 19 are prime and also ≧ 15.

Answer: The probability is 2 out of 20 or  which reduces to .

Edwin

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