SOLUTION: You are going to toss one coin and roll one die. What are the odds in favor you will toss a head or roll a number less than 4?

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Question 1135843: You are going to toss one coin and roll one die. What are the odds in favor you will toss a head or roll a number less than 4?
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P(heads OR roll a number less than 4) = 1 - P(tails AND roll a number greater than 3)

P(tails) = 1/2
P(greater than 3) = 3/6 = 1/2

P(tails AND greater than 3) = (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4

P(heads OR less than 4) = 1-1/4 = 3/4

Odds IN FAVOR OF heads OR less than 4 = 3:1