SOLUTION: A fair coin is tossed, and a fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability that the coin come up heads and the die will come up 1 or 2?
A. 1/2 B. 1/4 C. 1/6 D. 1/12
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A. 1/2 B. 1/4 C. 1/6 D. 1/12
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Question 323593: A fair coin is tossed, and a fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability that the coin come up heads and the die will come up 1 or 2?
A. 1/2 B. 1/4 C. 1/6 D. 1/12 E. 1/3
You can put this solution on YOUR website! P(heads)=1/2
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P(1)=1/6
P(2)=1/6
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P(1 or 2)=1/6+1/6=1/3
P(heads and 1 or 2)=(1/2)(1/3)=1/6
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C) is the correct answer.
