SOLUTION: What is the probability of rolling a 5 on a number cube and getting tails on the coin.

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Question 1021431: What is the probability of rolling a 5 on a number cube and getting tails on the coin.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since this is an "and" problem, we have to multiply the separate probabilities...thus here we get
P(5) = 1/6 and
P(tails) = 1/2
so that
P(5 AND tails) = 1/6 * 1/2 = 1/12