SOLUTION: Andrea tosses a die and flips a coin. What is the probability that she gets an even number on the die and a head on the coin?

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Question 1151967: Andrea tosses a die and flips a coin. What is the probability that she gets an even number on the die and a head on the coin?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Standard die has numbers from 1 to 6 in its faces,  so the probability to get an even number is  3%2F6 = 1%2F2.


The probability to get a head flipping a coin is  1%2F2,  too.


So, the final probability is  %281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29 = 1%2F4.    ANSWER

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