SOLUTION: Suppose you toss a coin and roll a die. What is the probability that you toss heads and roll a four? I got 1 out of 6 I got this marked incorrectly could you show me how to do t

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Question 26742: Suppose you toss a coin and roll a die. What is the probability that you toss heads and roll a four?
I got 1 out of 6 I got this marked incorrectly could you show me how to do this problem correctly?
Found 2 solutions by longjonsilver, askmemath:
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source):
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Lets look at the "human" way of doing this:

All possible combinations are:
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6

--> 12 possible outcomes and you want the probability of H4, which is 1 of these...so P(H4) = 1/12

Mathematically,
P(H and 4) = P(H) AND P(4) --> AND meaning multiplication
P(H and 4) = 1/2 x 1/6
P(H and 4) = 1/12

jon.

Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source):
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To throw a 4 in 1 roll of a die, the probability is 1/6
To throw a head it is 1/2
To throw a 4 AND a Head it is =