SOLUTION: a coin is tossed and then a die is rolled find the probability that the coin shows heads and the die shows a number less than five

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Question 618774: a coin is tossed and then a die is rolled find the probability that the coin shows heads and the die shows a number less than five
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a coin is tossed and then a die is rolled find the probability that the coin shows heads and the die shows a number less than five
P(heads) = 1/2
P(less than 5) = 4/6 = 2/3
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P(heads) * P(less than 5)
1/2 * 2/3 = 2/6 = 1/3 = .333