SOLUTION: you have a single die and a quarter on the table what is the probability of rolling a 4 or 5 and a quarter lands on heads?

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Question 1045229: you have a single die and a quarter on the table what is the probability of rolling a 4 or 5 and a quarter lands on heads?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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These are independent, so you multiply the probabilities.
The probability of a 4 or a 5 is 1/3, 2 possibilities out of 6.
The probability of a head is 1/2
The joint probability is their product, 1/3*1/2=1/6.