SOLUTION: A penny is tossed and a die is rolled.What is the probability of tossing a tail and rolling a 2?

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Question 136986This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling
: A penny is tossed and a die is rolled.What is the probability of tossing a tail and rolling a 2? This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling

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A penny is tossed and a die is rolled.What is the probability of tossing a tail and rolling a 2?
These events are independent, so
P(tail AND 2) = P(tail)*P(2) = (1/2)*(1/6) = 1/12
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Stan H.