SOLUTION: If you flip a fair coin and roll a fair 6-sided die, what are the odds that you flip a tails and roll higher than a 3?

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Question 1046017: If you flip a fair coin and roll a fair 6-sided die, what are the odds that you flip a tails and roll higher than a 3?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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These are two independent outcomes. The answer is the product of their probabilities, 1/2 for tails and 1/2 for 3 numbers on a die greater than 3 (4,5,6). That product is 1/4.