SOLUTION: Is it B? I want to check my answer. A student rolled 2 dice. What is the probability that the first die landed on a number less than 3 and the second die landed on a number grea

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Question 1161036: Is it B? I want to check my answer.
A student rolled 2 dice. What is the probability that the first die landed on a number less than 3 and the second die landed on a number greater than 3?

A. 0.500
B. 0.167
C. 0.111
D. 0.083

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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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yes, it is B.
For the first die, the probability that the number is less than 3 is 2%2F6 or 1%2F3 because there are only 2 numbers (1 and 2) which are less than 3.
The second die needs to land on a number greater than 3 (and it does not include 3). This means that there are 3 numbers that can meet the requirements, 4, 5, and 6, which makes the chances 3%2F6 or 1%2F2.
Multiply the two fractions together:
%281%2F3+%29%281%2F2+%29=+1%2F6=0.16666666666666666=0.167