SOLUTION: A penny is tossed and a die is rolled. What is the probability of tossing a tail and rolling a 4?

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Question 110348: A penny is tossed and a die is rolled. What is the probability of tossing a tail and rolling a 4?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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p%5Bt%5D = probability of coin being a tail
p%5Bh%5D = probability of coin being a head
p%5Bt%5D+%2B+p%5Bh%5D+=+1 a head OR a tail is certain
1%2F2+%2B+1%2F2+=+1
p%5Bt%5D+=+1%2F2
p%5B4%5D = probability of die being a 4
p%5B4%5D+=+1%2F6 there are 6 numbered faces on die
p%5Bt%5D%2Ap%5B4%5D+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F6%29 The probability of both is the product
p%5Bt%5D%2Ap%5B4%5D+=+1%2F12 answer