SOLUTION: In a game, a fair die is rolled once and two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of a 3 and a tail?

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Question 1121062: In a game, a fair die is rolled once and two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of a 3 and a tail?
Answer by Alex.33(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the two occurences are irrelevant,
P(a 3 and a tail)=P(a 3)*P(a tail)
And since that the dice is fair and that the two coins are unbiased,
(also the two coins are irrelevant so there are 2 possibilities out of four(2*2) which show one tail)
above=1/6*1/2=1/12.