SOLUTION: a coin is tossed and a single number cube can be rolled. What is the probability that the coin shows heads and the number cube shows 4 or 5?

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Question 435679: a coin is tossed and a single number cube can be rolled. What is the probability that the coin shows heads and the number cube shows 4 or 5?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

a coin is tossed and a single number cube can be rolled

P(heads 'and' a 4 or 5) = %281%2F2%29%2A%282%2F6%29=+1%2F6

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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a coin is tossed and a single number cube can be rolled. What is the probability that the coin shows heads and the number cube shows 4 or 5?

The probability of heads is 1 out of 2 or 1/2
The probability of 4 or 5 on the number cube is 2 out of 6 or 2/6 

So one half of the times you perform the experiment, the coin will 
show heads, and two sixths of those times the number cube will show
4 or 5.

So the answer is one half of two sixths of the time, or

1/2 × 2/6  = 1/6 of the time.

Answer: 1/6   

Edwin